Mon., 7/14/14 Devotion (Josh. 21:45)

Today's encouragement comes from Joshua 21:45, where we read these neat words:

"Not a word failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass."

God's Word's track record is 100%. When the Lord makes a promise to His church, He keeps it. In Jesus, the redeemed have the complete fulfillment of the ultimate promise of God, (see 2 Cor. 1:20). Everything that we supremely need and want is to be found in Christ (alone). Just as God delivered the Is-raelites into the promised land, and gave it to them--so He has translated His church from sin, and into Christ.

What do we need today? Let us go ahead and ask God for it. So long as we belong to the Savior, our Father in heaven is more than pleased to show us His faithfulness.

[Puritan quote of the day: "Shall man be proud after God has been humble?"
--Richard Sibbes, in, "The Bruised Reed"]