Faithfulness Is the Key to Commitment

Synopsis     Joshua 21:43-22:7     5/22/2018

It took several years to achieve the primary conquest of the Promised Land. However, once the children of Israel had taken possession of the land, they had peace. None of their neighbors bothered them.

So, at the completion of this initial conquest, Joshua sent the warriors from Reuben, Gad and Manasseh back to their own homes east of the Jordan River. As he did, he blessed them and admonished them to remember to love and serve the Lord.

Years of Faithfulness

The Reubenites, Gadites and Manassites who been given land east of the Jordan had been faithful to fight with the other tribes through the conquest of the Promised Land.  Just as they had promised, they remained under Joshua’s authority until they were dismissed.

Faithfulness Is the Key to Commitment

“It’s a promise – I will do it.” That’s the talk. That’s how I talk.

But then there’s that expression, “Talk is cheap”. It’s funny, because talk really is cheap. It’s everywhere. The air is filled with claims about what has been and what should be.

But then there’s this special thing – a promise. If it’s kept then it forces me to change my behavior. It causes me to do differently. I have to chose faithfulness. Not just once. I have to choose faithfulness over and over and over.

A life-long promise is a daily choice.

The tribes remained faithful and were blessed. They chose to be faithful daily.

You will remain faithful and you will be blessed. It’s a choice you will make today.

“The trustworthy will be richly blessed; but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished” Prov 28:20