Joshua

I have felt God guiding me to the book of Joshua lately. I started to study this book a few days ago and wow!! God really knows how to bless us when we need it. I love the guidance and reassurance God gives Joshua. I can't even imagine trying to fill the shoes of Moses the way he did. But I realized that it didn't really matter that God had used Moses in such mighty ways. The real deal was the DEAL. God had already set out to complete a purpose. He had made a promise and intended to use Joshua to finish the deal. You see, it was not the ministry of Moses any more than it was going to become the ministry of Joshua. It was the ministry of God. The one true God fulfilling his promise to his people. Even after Joshua and the leading priests of Israel failed to see the deception of the Gibeonites and failed to follow Gods explicit instructions, God still continued on to fulfil his promises. Oh how faithful and forgiving our Father is.
Joshua 9:14 ...they did not consult with God. Oh how many times I have fallen in this same way. I am 40 years old now and oh so in love with God. He so richly blessed me with the most humbling honor. He has called me to ministry. It has been almost a year since I first realized this call. It really has not been quite what I expected although I am not sure what exactly I was expecting. The months from that revelation to today have found me not stepping through a door but growing into something I never thought possible. The best description I can muster is a child trying on his daddy's suit. It's much to large for him and if he tries to take off on his own before he has had time to "grow into it" he will surely trip and stumble over those long pant legs. Only with sufficient time and growth will he ever be able to put that suit on and try to resemble his father with some success. As I look back on my life I truly mourn the time I have lost by not living my life in the center of his will but I rest in the peace of my fathers love and encouragement. I pray that God will continually use me to lead others to the Peace and Joy that only comes from an Intimate True Love relationship with our FATHER.
Peace.....
Steve Goatley