October 9 – Do Not Forget God’s Faithfulness Joshua 1:8–9 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. Scripture Reading – Judges 2 Joshua 1:8–9 calls us to approach God’s Word with both attention and courage . Joshua was entering a new and uncertain season, but God reminded him that faithfulness would begin with remembering and obeying what God had already said. “Be strong and courageous” was not a call to self-confidence, but to confidence in God’s presence: “for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Judges 2 shows what happens when God’s people forget. A generation arose that did not know th...
October 2 – A Living Hope and a Faithful God Psalm 40:1–3 I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD. Scripture Reading – Joshua 5:10-6:27 As we prepare to worship, 1 Peter reminds us that our hope rests not in circumstances but in the living Christ. Through Jesus’ resurrection, God has given us a living hope and an inheritance that cannot perish, spoil, or fade. Joshua 20–21 gives us a picture of that same faithfulness. God provided cities of refuge for those who needed protection, and He gave the Levites their appointed cities throughout Israel. After all that God had promised, Israel could look back and declare that not one of His good promises had failed (Joshua 21:45). Our circumstances may chang...