To tell you the truth, I contemplated to sit this carnival out, because I thought I couldn’t come up with anything to share. But then it hit me…The word ‘order’ has more than one meaning (oh, this English language gets me all the time ~ I have not found one German word (yet) that has more than one meaning ~ really)…I thought, oh no, writing about order in the sense of ‘arrange’ – no way! Oh, don’t get me wrong, I am a very organized person, but currently there seems to be a little of ‘disarrange’ (is that even a word) in my life…
But than I found the perfect topic/subject for this particular topic ~ ha ~ I am going to share thoughts on my favorite Old Testament hero (you see, ‘order’ also means ‘command’)…
No, my OT hero is not Abraham or Moses, it is Joshua!!! Yup, the one guy who trusted God without hesitation. God commanded ~ Joshua followed…
Have you ever read the entire book of Joshua? If you haven’t, I highly recommend you do. We can learn a lot from Joshua. Just think about the story of Jericho. If God would have told you that you can bring down walls by marching around it, would you have done it? I would have questioned the method, believe me. I always have to analyze things. ‘Lord, you want me to take the ark, march around the city for seven days? Do you really think this will work?’ But not so Joshua. He commanded his people to march just as the Lord said to do. You know why Joshua did what he did? Because Joshua knew that “The Battle belongs to the Lord”.
There are many walls in my life I still have to conquer! But if I trust the Lord to be on my side to battle with/for me, I know that I can break down the walls that seem so mighty at times…And I know that you can too break down those walls!
“No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.” ~ Joshua 1:5 (NIV)
The carnival is hosted this week by my dear friend Blair at Scribblings by Blair. Please visit her blog tomorrow (Wednesday) to read the thoughts of other wonderful Christian women on the topic ‘order’. Living in His Grace ~ Eph2810
joshua didn’t hesitate because he followed his own heart, a heart after God’s own heart. when God desired something, he didn’t hesitate to jump up and do it – because it was something joshua himself desired.
did i just make an off-the-wall comment? i guess living from my heart is something the Lord has been working with me on, and as i read this post i realized joshua lived from his heart, and look where it got him – the position of a great leader, a friend of God, and many victories (some including miraculous victories)!
Oooo… I finished reading Joshua this morning!!! I look forward to your Carnival post. I actually sent one in this time, too. Looking forward to more on Joshua…
I love the book of Joshua. It’s the book that convicted me to tell future generations about the mighty deeds of the Lord!
Oh, and I think you meant “disarray.”
I loved reading Joshua and it’s always a great book to reflect on. Thank you for sharing with me this post today, Iris 🙂 Have a great day ahead! Smacks!
Oh, what a good idea–to re-read Joshua! I’ve read it (too long ago) but think I’ll go there again and get some enoucouragement. I think we all have walls that still need to come down!
Btw, which “old-time” did I leave out of my poll? I know it wasn’t an exhaustive list by any means, but included those I could think of, right off the top of my head…still thinking on that one…:-)
“old-timer”, I meant to say. I’m still recovering from pneumonia and think my synapses aren’t firing right today:-)
What an interesting take on the topic! I have been reflecting on how God’s love is is order – and the way he breaks defences (walls). This post was a good one to read. Thanks.