The Joshua effect..

Reading Joshua 2. First verse, Joshua sends out men to spy the Land of Jericho. Now unlike the way Moses sent his spies, Joshua selected 2 close and trustworthy men to go secretly into Jericho and face the peril of getting caught and not returning back.

Now How I came to that was that, there has to be a level of trust that he can place on this 2 spies and this spies aren't any ordinary ppl, but who'd take orders and risk their lives and only answer to Joshua.

I just wanna think upon the Joshua effect. He knew he couldn't do this alone. Though He had God on His side, He needed the people to be on His. And being a leader he also had his own set of loyal men whom he could depend on and fulfill the task. I'm not sure what qualifications Joshua had for his loyal men but God gave Him ppl whom he could use not for his own sake but to fulfill the promise God has made to Him...

And fulfil the promise He did. By His hand he led them to Rahab the harlot's house where she protected them from harm and sent them away and even through their meeting she gained the knowledge of salvation on the day of the siege of Jericho....

Now I'm wondering, what does this mean to me? How am I using the people God has given me? Are they loyal or willing to risk anything for the Lord? Are they willing to sacrifice their time to make time preparation for battle? I ask myself am I loyal to my Lord?

WE fail but thank God for His grace that through His word we gain a little bit more of the vast knowledge that can give us life... read the RPG as well and realised woah wat a link between Phil3:10 and the Joy worksheet for this sunday. PS1....A person who delights in the Law is like a tree by the river... A big tree rooted, grounded...Just as JOshua 1:8 speaks...

Help me to mend this relationships, and to not let my emotions run again. I want to be just like Joshua and to honor the Loyalty that those under me have given and to thank God for every remembrance of them.