The Testimony of a Lifetime

Synopsis     Joshua 24:5-15     5/28/2018

In his final audience with the Israelites, Joshua began prophesying in the name of the Lord. Through him, God recounted all that had transpired in the exodus from Egypt and the conquest over the Promised Land.

In particular, God retold the story of how Balak had enlisted Balaam to curse the people but that God had forced him to bless the Israelites.

With the completion of his prophecy of remembrance, Joshua then proclaimed his allegiance and commitment to serving the Lord.

Continue to Serve the Lord

There’s always this question at the end of a person’s life: Am I satisfied? Was this what I wanted it to be. Would I do it the same again?

Joshua answered with an emphatic “Yes!” He wanted everyone to know that, if he had to live his life again, he would follow God without hesitation. Joshua left this world as a man with no regrets.

The Testimony of a Lifetime

What I want for myself, and for my wife and my children and for every Catholic Christian is that you find your genius and live it fully. That’s what Joshua did. It’s why he had no regrets. It’s also why his life story is a powerful testimony of what’s possible in each of our lives if we trust God wholly.

Our faith tradition is designed to set you free from everything that holds you back from the possibility and purpose with which God created you.

“until we all attain to the unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood,* to the extent of the full stature of Christ” Eph 4:13