Joshua 24:19-21 Overestimating Our Powers!

 19But Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the LORD, for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God; He will not forgive your rebellion or your sins. 20If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring disaster on you and consume you, even after He has been good to you.”

21“No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!”

“So it becomes us to speak very reverently and leniently of our ability to obey. We are probably overestimating our powers.” (Meyer)

People have short memories and we fail to learn from history and are doomed to repeat it. Do you remember when you first came to Christ, how you heart sang and the promises you made about sin?

Did we overestimate our powers?

1 John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Because of our sin nature we will sin until the day we leave this earth. But as a Christian we should try to sin-less and pray when we are tempted to have the strength to overcome and allow our hearts and minds be transformed to be more like Jesus!

Under the law the Israelites were doomed to failure and the Lord predicted it. The heavenly plan was to send Jesus to save mankind. Many will reject the Son and choose the wide path instead of the narrow path.

Which path have you chosen?

Blessings