Words of wisdom: They said to Joshua, truly the Lord has given all the land into our hands, for all the inhabitants of the country are faint because of us. Joshua 2:24
Life point: Passing the faithfulness test!
Moses was faithful to God’s people during the forty years they wandered in the wilderness. Time and time again, he successfully passed the faithfulness test.
But God had spent many years preparing Moses to lead the people out of bondage on the back side of the desert, God had taught him how to be faithful.
Likewise, Joshua had learned to be faithful throughout the years and loyally served under Moses. When God chose Joshua to lead Isreal after Moses’ death, He knew he would be a faithful leader because he had been trustworthy in the past. Joshua is an excellent example of a faithful person, and his life reminds us that God rewards faithfulness.
God works through and blesses faithful people. People who are faithful in the wilderness ( in times of testing) as well as in the promised land ( in times of blessings) . Being faithful means being devoted, supportive and loyal. Faithful people are worthy of trust or belief, they are reliable, consistent, constant and steadfast. They will stay wherever God places them and be true to those God has given them to work with.
If we want to exercise authority, we must first learn to come under authority and stay wherever God has placed us until He moves us. Like Joshua we must respect and be obedient to those in authority over us.
We must do the right thing simply because it is right, even though we may never understand the “why” of every situation, which is a real test of our faithfulness and obedience. We must be faithful to stay where God has placed us perhaps under the leadership of an authority figure we do not particularly like.
Do you want to have authority and be respected? Then learn to be reliable and loyal, God loves to reward the faithful! Glory to Almighty God!
Prayer
O Lord help me to be faithful always because serving You in faithfulness is my strength.
