I have been reading the Book of Joshua today. It is a fascinating story! The assistant of Moses took over leadership responsibility after his death. From the very beginning God told him to be strong and courageous in obeying all the instructions God had given through Moses. He was to study the Book of the Law continually and to meditate on it always. Only then he would obey all that was written and succeed in bringing the people into the promised land.
As I was reading the story again today it struck me how often it is mentioned that they did this or that according to the command of God through his servant Moses. The Lord instructed Moses what to do when the people entered the land. Moses died but Joshua carefully followed the instructions of the Lord and brought the people into their inheritance according to the promises of their God.
At his final words to the Israelites Joshua said to them: Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the Lord your God has come true. Not a single one has failed!
I like this expression! Not a single promise of God has failed! God is a faithful God, he watches over his words to carry out everything he has said. No promise of God has ever failed! A promise of God will never fail!
God is good!