Joshua – Chapter 12

The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one. Joshua 12:10 – Don’t ever mark something down as too far gone for God to save. In this chapter, we get a list of all the kings that Joshua conquered and look at the one in verse 10; the king of Jerusalem. When we often think of Jerusalem, we think of it in the New Testament times as the holy city with the temple of the Lord there. Yet apparently it wasn’t always that way. At one point it was under the control of something other than God. God though was able to change it into something meant for Him, and so can God do with the things you think are out of His reach. Maybe it’s a part of your life that just seems unchangeable or maybe it’s a person that seems so far off from wanting God. Whatever the case may be, God is powerful enough to bring whatever back to Him. You’re role is to be faithful in prayer to see what your part to play in His plan is. Just never assume something is too far gone for God to save; our God is so much bigger than you think He is. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac

Joshua 12 Daily DEVO Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the people of Israel defeated them. And Moses the servant of the Lord gave their land for a possession to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh. Joshua 12:6 – I appreciate what they chose to do hear within the story, something we all need to stop and do more. They paused and reminded themselves of what God had already done for them. Especially when we see that in the next chapter they are looking ahead at all that still remained to be taken, pausing here to look back at how God had moved for them was essential. How often do you pause to remember what God has done for you? We pause enough times a day to dwell on what’s to come, but do we pause to remember what’s been done for us in the past? Maybe the peace you are seeking concerning the future will come by reminding yourself of what God has already done in your story. Today seek out a time to reflect on and praise God for what has already been done for you in your story. If He’s taken care of you like that this whole time, why should we doubt Him with tomorrow? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1176

Joshua 12 – Pastor Mac Daily DEVO …the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one; ¹⁰the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; ¹¹the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; ¹²the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; ¹³the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; ¹⁴the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; ¹⁵the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; ¹⁶the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one; ¹⁷the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; ¹⁸the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one; ¹⁹the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;²⁰the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;²¹the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one; ²²the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one; ²³the king of Dor in Naphath-dor, one; the king of Goiim in Galilee, one; ²⁴the king of Tirzah, one: in all, thirty-one kings. Joshua 12:9-24 – By a few names in, how many of you began to just skim over all the names that were hard to read? See these were all the kings that God, through Joshua, defeated for Israel. 31 kings, but also 31 kings with armies of trained soldiers and fortified cites. For Joshua, this wouldn’t have been a simple list of hard to read names, but of hard fought battles where he was able to see God provide. How often do we though look over all the past battles we’ve fought and found victory over? We have a list of dozens of times where God provided victory for us, but we skim over all that and don’t dwell on just how faithful God can be in a fight. Let’s take time today to look back over the ways God has come through for us. Our God is a God that provides victory and calls us to remember His faithful provision. Each story is like one of these kings for Joshua, it has attached memories of God’s faithfulness. Choose this day to dwell, not skim, over the memory of God’s faithfulness to you. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2471