Serve the Lord

Living in Covenant

A Personal Perspective

Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5) 

Marriage a Covenant of Mutual Love

Joshua 24:19-28 Amplified Bible

19 Then Joshua said to the people, “You will not be able to serve the Lord[if you serve any other gods], for He is a holy God; He is a [a]jealous God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely His]. He will not forgive your transgression [of His law] or your sins. 20 If you do abandon (reject) the Lord and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume and destroy you after He has done you good.” 21 The people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve [only] the Lord.” 22 Joshua then said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves the Lord, to serve Him.” And they said, “We are witnesses.” 23 “Now then, remove the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your hearts toward the Lord, the God of Israel.” 24 The people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God, and we will listen to and obey His voice.” 25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance at Shechem. 26 And Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was in [the courtyard of] the sanctuary of the Lord. 27 Joshua then said to all the people, “Look, this stone shall serve as a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke to us; so it shall be a witness against you, so that [afterward] you do not deny your God.” 28 Then Joshua sent the people away, each to [the territory of] his inheritance.

For Reflection

A covenant among people of God is like a marriage. Accepting one's place in the family of God means that one commits oneself to the rule of love and abstains from any form of idolatry. In this capacity, one resists the laws and conventions of societal and cultural wisdom and accepts the wisdom that derives from the God of love, compassion, and forgiveness.

 Pray

Pray about all things.  Pray and listen to the wisdom of God in scripture and counsel. Pray and act kindly with compassion and leave judgment to God.


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