A Covenant of Obedience

God Instructs the People of God

Listening for God in Changing Times:

Listening to God's Judges

Joshua 24:19-27

The Message 

 ^19-20 Then Joshua told the people: "You can't do it; you're not able to worship God. He is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He won't put up with your fooling around and sinning. When you leave God and take up the worship of foreign gods, he'll turn right around and come down on you hard. He'll put an end to you—and after all the good he has done for you!"
 ²¹ But the people told Joshua: "No! No! We worship God!"
 ²² And so Joshua addressed the people: "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen God for yourselves—to worship him."
    And they said, "We are witnesses."
 ²³ Joshua said, "Now get rid of all the foreign gods you have with you. Say an unqualified Yes to God, the God of Israel."
 ²⁴ The people answered Joshua, "We will worship God. What he says, we'll do."
 ^25-26 Joshua completed a Covenant for the people that day there at Shechem. He made it official, spelling it out in detail. Joshua wrote out all the directions and regulations into the Book of The Revelation of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up under the oak that was in the holy place of God.
 ²⁷ Joshua spoke to all the people: "This stone is a witness against us. It has heard every word that God has said to us. It is a standing witness against you lest you cheat on your God."

For Reflection

God has made a covenant of obedience with you.  You have chosen God  in which to place your trust.  All those around you are witnesses to your covenant. They observe our adherence's and your disobedience's.  With the very stones of the buildings which surround you as a witness you your covenant, you cannot escape. 

Pray

That you can find the strength to be obedient to God.  Pray that you can ignore the temptations forget the covenant you made with Him.