The Importance of Finishing

Suggested Bible Reading:  Joshua 12-15   Devotional Thought: Title:  “The Importance of Finishing.”   The easy to read narrative of chapters 1-11 is brought to an abrupt end in chapter 12.  The list of defeated kings prepares the reader for the more detailed nature of the chapters that follow, particularly chapters 13-21.  Following the detail…

Participating with God

Suggested Bible Reading:  Joshua 5-7   Devotional Thought: Title:  “Participating with God.”   In order for the people to enter Jerico, the wall had to come down in a manner that would not form a barrier of rubble preventing the people from achieving their goal of entering the city.  The pictures of the flannel graph…

The Important Institution of Marriage

Suggested Bible Reading:  Deuteronomy 24-27   Devotional Thought: Title:  “The Important Institution of Marriage.”   The eastern culture was definitely different and still is different from the western culture.  Unfortunately, there have been two main deviations to God’s design for marriage.  (1) Polygamy, which is the practice, started by Cain, of taking more than one…