Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-03-01

| COu ID tile LOTu VI IldllOtlS as Well
as Of homes. and he Is concerned
that those who honor him In their
homes have opportunity to serve
him in their national life. This was
true in a special way with Israel.
but it Is also true Of US today.
Ready to enter the Promised
Land, the people had to part with
their great leader. Moses, who was
not permitted to enter. The time
comes when even the mightiest Of
men fall. but life must 60 on and
new leadership must be found.
l. The Changed Leader Gosh. 4:
1-4.
/. Workers Die-God's Work Goes
On wv. l, q.
God buries his workmen at the
end Of their day Of labor. but God .
work goes on. The people had be.
come attached TO Moses and had
learned to trust his leadership, even
though they often murmured. With
his death we might have assumed
that there would be letdown, but
that was not in Gods plan.
The Lord works through men. He
gives them abilities and uses them
for his glory. often In a way which
astonishes them and others. But let
them not become proud. for God
has someone to take their place
when they are gone. They are not
indispensable.
2. The Need Is the Same, So Is
the Blessing wv. 8, a..
The promise given to Moses was
still good. Gods promises are al
ways good. They are the only really
stable thing in trembling universe.
The question is. Are we ready to
take him at his word?
They were TO step out by faith.
The land was promised to them
only as the sole of their foot should
tread upon it. Israel never took
out the full promise of verse A. They
lacked faith.
God honors those who believe him
and who move forward by faith to
plant the foot Of spiritual conquest
in new territory. Some are doing
1t now. Are we?
The enemies of Gods people were
many and mighty. but they were not
able to stand in the way of God
people when they were moving for
ward for him. Here again. Israel
failed, They did not drive them out
because they did not take God at
his word. The application Of that
truth to us is obvious.
II. The Exchanging God Josh. %.
lid.
Between our first scripture and
this selection will be found the his
tory Of the conquest of the land Cat
least. of The larger part OF it,, and
the division Of the territory between
the tribes.
Years have passed quickly. and
the new leader, Joshua, is now an
old man, soon 10 go TO his reward.
He gathers the elders who repre-
sented the people and gave them
good counsel for the days ahead.
even as he recalls the blessings OF
the past.
/. God Did Help wv. l.3.
Israel had been in many hard bat
ties. They had gone through the tri.
ais OF pioneer days in a new and
unfamiliar land Now they we're
established and at peace. Perhaps
they were recalling their mighty ex-
PLOTS and their own sacrificial ef-
forts
Joshua reminds them that It was
God who fought for them ". 81.
We need Just such a reminder In
our land today.
God VIII Help Wv q. 81. Joshua
had a word of encouragement for
the days ahead There was much
yet to be done The land had not
been fully taken lie reminded them
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