Daily Devotional For Today 17 August 2022: Inspirational Message and Prayer
Read Daily Devotional For Today 17 August 2022
Topic: We Will Serve the Lord
Scripture: Joshua: 24:14-15
Joshua has brought the Israelites into the Promised Land and conquered the land. Now he is about to die and gives the people the choice as to whether they will follow the Lord or follow the false gods of the land. He declares that he and his household will serve the Lord. They will have to choose every day to follow God just as we do, and sometimes we make the wrong choice, just as they did.
Daily Devotional For Today 17 August 2022
Deciding to be a Christian is not a one day or one time decision. We are tempted every day to go in the wrong direction. The Israelites promised to give up their false gods in order to follow the one God. The false gods of that time were pretty easy to identify with Baal being the most prominent. The false gods of today are a little harder to identify and can be different for each person.
We all have our demons that we need to be rid of. For some, it can be the need for money, and I don’t mean for survival, I mean for itself. For others it can be the best car, the best house, the latest technology, or the most gadgets. People who follow sports might choose to spend more to attend an event than they do on food for their families.
We see the results of wanting power or fame all the time, and it isn’t pretty! We have declared our willingness to serve the Lord, now we need to rid ourselves of our false gods that prevent us from doing this with our whole hearts.
Prayer For Today
Dear God, Joshua tells the people that you are a jealous God, but you are also loving and forgiving, and for that we are grateful. Please show us our false gods so that we may rid our lives of them and be able to serve you better. Amen.