Worthy of Trust

 Hebrews 6     Psalm 128    Joshua 5-6

The writer of Hebrews today challenges us to grow in faith and be willing to mature from the basics to a deeper understanding of God and Jesus. It also makes clear there is no turning back, we are responsible for our words and actions and the image of Jesus Christ we present to others. God will not be unjust or forget the work we do for the Kingdom. We can take refuge in God and be encouraged because our hope in Christ is the anchor of our soul with Jesus going on before us.

The writer of today’s song tells us we are blessed when we fear the Lord and walk in his ways. Our life will be blessed, and our children blessed. We will get to enjoy our children’s children.

Joshua begins by following God’s command and circumcising the warriors of Israel. The people began to eat from the land they had been promised and the manna stopped being available to them. When the host of the Lord appeared to Joshua, he told him to take off his sandals because he was standing on holy ground. The Lord would go before Israel. The Lord instructed Joshua how to take Jericho and it was an opportunity for them to show they trusted the Lord to do what he said he was going to do and it would show that it was God’s power that would be going before them lest they begin to think they were responsible for what happens.

Faith is something we develop over time by doing what God commands us to do and seeing that his way is really the best way every time. We are blessed and so are our children and grandchildren when we follow the Lords commands. It is in God we must trust to take care of those things that seem impossible to us.