Today’s Verse: Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs. ~Joshua 15:19 Achsah, the daughter of Caleb, and her husband, Othniel, were possessors of the area of Kirjathsepher. It was a large area of land that had great potential for housing, crops, raising animals, and agricultural success. However, aside from the seasonal rains, it lacked the ongoing irrigatio

Today’s Verse: As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses. ~Joshua 11:15 Today is the last day of this year. Every year feels like it goes by faster and faster. This is due to the fact that we are busier, more committed, and more engaged in opportunities and responsibilities than in the past. We are multi-tasking more things, even to the point where we think busyness is a

Today’s Verse: There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. ~Joshua 1:5 Joshua had lived in the shadow of Moses for forty years. I believe that he was content being in the role of a servant and soldier. After forty years, Moses died and went to be with the Lord. Joshua’s role was changed from servant to superintendent. He was now the leader of more than two m

Today’s Verse: There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. ~Joshua 1:5 Joshua had lived in the shadow of Moses for forty years. I believe that he was content being in the role of a servant and soldier. After those forty years, Moses died and went to be with the Lord. Joshua’s role was changed from servant to superintendent. He was now the leader of three mil

Today’s Verse: Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs. ~Joshua 15:19 Achsah, the daughter of Caleb, and her husband, Othniel, were possessors of the area of Kirjathsepher. It was a large land area that had great potential for housing, crops, raising animals, and agricultural success. However, it lacked the ongoing irrigation beyond the seasonal rains in ord

Today’s Verse: Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. ~Joshua 1:2-3 Happy New Year! Today marks the start of a new year. We cannot go back and repeat last year. It is behind us. The achievements, failures, and records of the last year stay there.

Today’s Verse: And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan. ~Joshua 3:17 None of us have ever witnessed seeing water parting and standing upon two heaps. If you saw something as incredible as this, what would that do for your life and faith? Joshua 3 is about a life-changing moment. It was a moment that affecte

Today’s Verse: Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God. ~Joshua 14:8 Can you follow your leader? Can you follow well? Following implies walking in the same path, direction, and footsteps. It means you have fully embraced the ideas, philosophy, and vision of the one leading you. The testimony of Caleb was that he wholly followed the Lord. We see that he was undivided. A true follower must follow wit

Today’s Verse: And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities. ~Joshua 11:21 The name Anakims means “long neck.” They were an ancient race of people whose descent is traced back to a man named Anak. They were very tall and big-sized men. They were giants in every sense of the word. Our devotio

Today’s Verse: And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. ~Joshua 10:24 Sometimes, we have to put our foot down on matters of importance to us. This means we are telling people that we are taking a strong stand where we face

Today’s Verse: And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? ~Joshua 5:14 From an organizational and reporting standpoint, we do things by order of rank. We have supervisors, managers, and final decisionmakers whom we are accountable to. Regardless of our title and responsibility, we know that it is important that we fall into rank when

Today’s Verse: And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? ~Joshua 4:21 Memorials are established as reminders to future generations. God commanded Joshua to have the men of Israel take twelve stones out of the Jordan River and place them on the other side of the river after they had crossed it. The other side was named Gilgal. The shoreline at Gilgal would have twelve stones arr

Today’s Verse: And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap. ~Joshua 3:13 Getting your feet wet is a way of saying that you are experiencing something new. It is doing something that you have not done before, but you are willing to do i

Today’s Verse: And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window. ~Joshua 2:21 The Oxford dictionary defines a “lifeline” as "a thing on which someone or something depends or which provides a means of escape from a difficult situation." For someone trapped on an upper floor of a building on fire, a lifeline is vital to his rescue. For someone who is trying to escape being captured or hurt

Today’s Verse: And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. ~Exodus 17:9 Joshua is one of many inspiring Bible men. His very name means “Jehovah is salvation” and is the Hebrew name for Jesus. All we know about his background is that his father’s name was Nun and that he was of the tribe of Ephraim. The first mention of Joshua is in Exodus 17. He is mentioned four

Today’s Verse: There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass. ~Joshua 21:45 As we get older, we realize the importance of being patient and waiting. After a long wait, all of Israel received their inheritance and had settled into the land that God had promised them. The closing verse of Joshua 21 states,“There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken.” God’s Word and promises are fail-safe. Le

Today’s Verse: But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong. ~Joshua 17:18 What is the greatest offer you have ever been given? I remember one of my aunts enrolling me into a contest as a very young child. She told me that the winner of the contest would be allowed into the toy section of a major departmen

Today’s Verse: As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in. ~Joshua 14:11 People who run marathons are a rare breed. They are a special minority of athletes who train and live their lives to participate in a grueling running event of 26.2 miles. According to Wikipedia, the marathon got its name from the Greek soldier Pheidippides, who ran from the battlefiel

Today’s Verse: As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses. ~Joshua 11:15 The word “done” means completed and finished. “All done” is when the task we set out to do has been completed with nothing left over. “Well done” is when we are praised for completing the task we were given. Joshua was given an incredible compliment: he left nothing undone of all that the Lord comman

Today’s Verse: And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us. ~Joshua 10:6 The Great Commission of our Lord is that we win the world to Christ through the preaching of the gospel and the start of local churches. The Great Commission is given to the local church to fulfill.