Looking Back on the Promises
Life is mostly very unpredictable. On any given day we could be broadsided by some health problem or a job problem that leads to financial difficulties. It is impossible for us, as humans, to foretell the future. We can make our plans based on the best information we can gather, but we can see those things fall apart in a moment. It is only by looking back that we have 20/20 vision to see how God has led us and blessed us up to this point. Joshua was getting older, and he wanted to prepare the Israelites to succeed after he was gone. He admonished them to obey the Lord's instructions. (Joshua 23:14) Then because he knew he would die before too long, he told them to remember that every promise of the Lord their God had come true. Not a single one had failed. In other words he was exhorting them to stick with the Lord and to depend on His promises. I believe that is what we all need to do as we navigate the uncertainties of life. I have mentioned before that we should mark the...