Follow the Lord your God
My daily Bible reading notes have taken me to the book of Joshua, one of my favourite books in the Old Testament. I have got as far as Chapter 3 and I was admiring the intention of the Israelites to follow God directly despite the strong leaders they had from Moses and Aaron and then Joshua. The children of Israel are instructed in verse 3 to follow the ark of the convenant across the River Jordan into the promised land. They were not told to follow Joshua across even though he was God’s appointed leader, they were told to follow the ark which was where God met with Moses to give him instructions for the children of Israel (Exodus 25:22) so symbolised where God dwelt to the Israelites.
This is a reminder to me to not base what I believe and what I do on any person no matter how holy they are or how Godly their message seems, I still need to directly follow God. Of course other people are very important in that walk with God as they can help me along the right path but it is God who is leading me, others are just companions and encouragers on the journey. No one is without sin, apart from Jesus who’s prefect life, death and resurrection I am called to strive toward. Ithas to be Jesus who is my example in life not any other person who cannot achieve that perfection.
