Scripture
Joshua 21-22, Psalms 105:26-45, Romans 3-4
Observation / Application
So today I am going to stick to the passage in Joshua. For the past three-day we have been reading about how the land of Cannon was divided amount eh Israelites. When the bible begins to do list so often I just zone out. However I want to reiterate how important these passages are. They show the fulfillment of God 700 year old promise. Joshua 21 ends with such a powerfully verse.
Joshua 21:43-45 ESV
(43) Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there.
(44) And the LORD gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the LORD had given all their enemies into their hands.
(45) Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.
Now lets look at Joshua 22:10-34. The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben build an altar and the sons of Israel get pissed and prepare to go to war with them. It is only after the sons of Israel talk to the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben that the whole mess gets resolved. Ok it sound like today. Other Christians start to worship differently than us and we jump to conclusions. Today I think that Christian get to caught up in their denominations and lose sight of what is really important THE WORSHIP OF THE MOST HIGH GOD; JESUS. I am not saying that every denomination is right. We must filter everything through scripture! It is our universal standard. This is what the sons of Israel we doing but they did not ask why the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben has created the alter. They jumped to conclusions. We must communicate with our brother in Christ, we can’t jump to conclusion when we see others worshiping differently than us. Open lines of communication are invaluable.
Prayer
Father God, I love You! Open my eyes today to see how I have judged my brother for worshiping you differently than me. Give me the courage and conviction to keep my eyes on you and let me see other denomination of their faith as pleasing to you.
