Find Us a Leader

Then Moses spoke to the LORD, saying, "May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation, who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep which have no shepherd." So the LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; and have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and commission him in their sight." Numbers 27:15-19  

Moses was looking out for the Israelites. He wanted them to have a leader after he was gone. Compassion and love for his people. So God chose Joshua. Joshua had been one of the spies who went into the Promised Land, he had assisted Moses, and he had shown courage in fighting Amalek. He was a leader prepared for just a time as this—and God had poured out His Holy Spirit on Joshua. Now Moses was about to lay his hands on Joshua—to appoint him as the new leader of the Israelites giving him responsibility to guide them as they proceeded into the Promised Land. There in front of the whole assembly of the Hebrew people, Joshua became their leader. Devoted, honest, trustworthy. What can we learn from Joshua’s example and how can we apply this to our lives?  

Prayer ~ Holy Spirit, as You were with Joshua, be with each of us, giving us courage to do what is right, to put on our spiritual armor and stand up for what is true, right and good.  

Today’s Bible reading – Matthew 5:13-20, Acts 7:1-38, Psalms 11, Genesis 27-28.

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All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.