Bibledoorajar: Mighty Men of Valor

Before Moses died he had selected two and one- half tribes composed of valiant men to be the tip of the spear as the people moved into the land. They were to maintain their protective position until every tribe was in the land. But Moses had died. How were they to view their previous commitment?
When Joshua asked, they were quick to say they would still gladly accept the responsibility. They believed in the leadership of this great commander as much as they had in Moses. Joshua must have spoken with the same authority given by God as Moses had. The mighty men believed. They would be willing to take on assignments even though Joshua would not be present with them.

In Bible class this morning we were examining the interactions of Jesus with his disciples just before His death. John records that as they talked, the disciples seemed to see Jesus in a different way and they saw God in a different way too. They said Jesus was speaking much more clearly about spiritual things and that they did not have to question so much. Jesus saw mightiness arising and exclaimed that finally, they believed in the authority God had given to Jesus and that He had given to them. This was a good thing because Jesus told them that shortly they would all be scattered to their own homes and He would not be available in the flesh. Even though this was to happen, they were to maintain their protective positions for each other. And this was the lesson for the class to take to heart. We are to maintain our protective positions for each other even though we are scattered to our homes. None of us can "save the world" but we must pray for and assist our fellow believers. A local fellowship is a place for Christ' authority to accomplish much. God gave us to Jesus and He shares Himself with us so that we can be enabled to share with each other and help each other. Jesus prays for us. Amazing. For God so loved......