Joshua 11:15 – Just as the Lord had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did. He left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Here is a great thing to have written about you. Joshua did everything he was called by God to do. No one could ask for more to be said of them by the Lord.
When I come to the end of my days on earth, I desire greatly that such a thing could be said about me. I know that, over my first thirty years, I certainly could not say that I did everything to which God called me. But, perhaps over the remaining years, God would give me the grace to obey him as completely as Joshua did here.
When you come to the end of your days, what would you like to have said about you? If it has anything to do with your physical appearance, your business success, or your great accomplishments, you are missing the mark. None of those things will last. No one will remember, likely even a few years after your death—much less a few hundred years after your death. What will last is if you obey the commands of God. If you do what God tells you to do, then at the end of your days, you may hear God tell you that you have faithfully followed all that he set before you. That is a reward worth far more than anything this world has to offer. So, think about the direction of your life. Think about the things for which you are striving. And ask God to help you to obey him fully. Then, obey him, because obedience is your responsibility (it is not God’s job to obey for you).
Lord, I ask you that, at the end of my days, it could be said of me that I followed you completely. Please give me a heart to obey you. Please make your will plain for me to understand. Let me see and understand your will for me, and then let me follow. I long to follow you fully. I long to hear you tell me, “Well done.”
Pastor Travis Peterson 