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*As for Me and My House*
*Introduction*:
#. *Joshua 24* – The Book and life of Joshua comes to a close.
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So much has happened.
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These were very exciting times for the nation of Israel.
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They had defeated their enemies and claimed the Promise Land
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Each of the tribes had received their inheritance and now they could settle down and enjoy life a little.
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It was time for hope, prosperity and blessings.
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But it was also a very dangerous time for these people!
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There was the danger that they would forget where they came from,
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How they got to where they were
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And what the Lord had done for them.
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There was the danger that they would adopt the idolatrous religion of the Canaanites who still lived among them.
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There was the danger that they would fall into a state of complacency
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A state in which they might feel that they could let down their guard
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So there were dangerous times for Israel.
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In the midst of this situation, Joshua stands up to deliver to the people a challenge from the Lord.
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God wants them to dedicate themselves to Him and to His work.
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He doesn’t want them living for God on the one hand and idols on the other hand.
#. /He wants wholehearted dedication or nothing/!
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That is the same clear message that faces the church today.
Who will you Serve?
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We are seeing the church today develop an appearance that is more and more like the church in *Laodicea* of *Rev.
3:14-22*
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The church may have everything it needs, but they aren’t using it.
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We are becoming Lukewarm in our walks with the Lord, the church as a whole.
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We individually and collectively need to get back to that WHOLEHEARTED dedication to the Lord.
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In our text this evening we are looking at Joshua’s last “Message” to the people or nation of Israel.
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I would like to take sometime and look at the */three points/* that he makes in his sermon.
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Like Joshua usually does in his speeches to the Nation he starts off positive…
*Outline*:
I *A Time Of Contemplation* (*vs.
1-13*)
Joshua starts by calling them to a time of contemplation.
He wants them to remember who they are, where they came from and what the Lord has done for them.
It would do us good to be reminded of those things as well.
A *To Contemplate God’s Power In Their Lives* (*vs.
1-12*) *Read*
1 They are reminded that God chose to call Israel.
2 That He redeemed them, and delivered them from Egypt
3 How He displayed His power and glory on their behalf time and time again.
4 They are reminded of the victories they have enjoyed and the blessing that have been theirs because of the Lord’s work in their lives.
5 What an awesome picture they must have had in their minds being reminded of the Power of God in their lives.
6 We need to be reminded of the same things in our lives.
This morning we looked at and were reminded of some of the Things that God has done for us.
a But we don’t want to just stop with those couple things from this morning.
b He has done so much more for us that we could never exhaust the memory of His POWER in our lives.
i Where He found you, How He blessed you, How He has worked on your behalf time and time again, How He has answered prayer.
ii Remember His Power in your life.
7 Also in these verses they are reminded to…
B *To Contemplate God’s Presence In Their Lives* (*vs.
1-12*)
1 They were reminded how the Lord had been with them the whole time.
2 No matter what came their way the Lord was there to help them.
a He was the Pillar of Fire – giving light at night.
b He was the Pillar of Clouds – giving shade by day and keeping the enemies from being able to see them.
c No matter where they were they could see that Cloud showing that God was present, right there with them.
3 We need to remember that God is ALWAYS with us.
Ever since you asked Jesus into your heart he has NEVER left you.
a Heb 13:5 “God has said, ‘never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
b Matt 28:20 “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
c The nation of Israel may have had a cloud as a constant reminder that God was right there but today we “Christians” have it even better.
We have the Holy Spirit living right inside each and every one of us.
4 HE IS PRESENT IN OUR LIVES!
C *To Contemplate God’s Provisions In Their Lives* (*vs.
13*)
1 They are reminded that they have received and enjoy blessing that they do not deserve.
2 They have received so many things that they did not deserve.
a “Land they did not toil,
b Cities they did not build,
c Vineyards and olive groves they did not plant.”
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13*)
3 God has provided for them miraculously and given them this land “/flowing with milk and honey/” as their inheritance.
Not because they are great but because he chose to.
4 Just try and think about all that God has given to you that you do not deserve.
a Can you think of anything that you have that you deserve – good things
b Is there anything that you can say, “I got this on my own”?
God did not help.
c Of course not – every good thing that we have is from God.
d *James 1:17-18* “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.”
5 God has been so good to us.
6 We need to contemplate what the Lord has done for us more often.
7 We need to be reminded of the Lord’s Power, Protection and Provision in our lives regularly.
8 Remember where He found you, and all that He has done for you.
9 Joshua then moves into…
II *A Time Of Confrontation* (*vs.
14-15*)
A *Confronted By A Command* – this command was three fold:
1 Fear the Lord –
a The word “fear” is the idea of: revere, to stand in awe of, be awed, reverence, honor, respect.”
b They were to Revere Him and love Him, not to go hide in a corner from Him because they are Afraid
c But the ultimate form of love and respect.
d We are to do the same thing – we have been redeemed and he deserves to be respected and loved by us.
2 Throw Away Your Other gods –
a They had idols that they had brought with them from Egypt
b And also idols that they had found here in the “Promised Land” that others had left behind.
c But they are commanded to destroy all those “other gods”.
d You may be sitting there saying, “I don’t have any idols in my life.”
i That would be good… but is there anything that is taking a more forefront seat in your life.
ii It has been said, “*/Show me your check book and your day planner and I will show you what is the most important thing in your life, your idol/*.”
iii How true is that?
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