God has Made a Way

 Hebrews 8-9     Psalm 45    Joshua 9-12

The reading from Hebrews today helps us understand the role of Jesus as high priest and his place between us and God the Father. It was through his death, the one perfect sacrifice, that gives us the place of being presented to God as holy and without reference to sin.

The song today is written to celebrate a beloved leader who has shown in the way he treats all people that he loves the Lord and works to live a righteous life, one that follow the ways of the Lord. Not only will the king, the leader, be honored but their descendants as well.

As Joshua leads the people into the promised land the Lord goes before them and destroys all that is in their path and sets them up for victory. The fear of Israel that is created during this time leads to a group that uses deception to make a covenant with Israel. The main issue here is that they didn’t seek out the Lord’s advice or leadership and it leads to having those that will lead them astray living in their midst because they are a people of their word.

As the follow the Lord’s leading and do as they are commanded, they are able to drive out or destroy those that are there before the. They capture large portions of the promised land, not by their might, but the Lord’s.

God’s ways are not our ways and putting our trust in his ways is the only road to long-term success. The blessings of being a Godly leader of integrity, including recognizing when they are wrong, are great and long lasting.