Joshua 24:15. “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
POWER FOR SERVICE It is not by the power of men, nor by the skill we possess – That we can defeat a strong enemy or overcome mighty stress. It is not by the power of positive thinking we can ever hope to gain – Power comes when we are willing to serve God in Jesus’ name.
It is God who works in us to fulfill His grand designs, It is not some keen organization, compromise or slick plans. The Holy Spirit works in us working with God’s intervention – That produces the results revealed by divine revelation.
I cannot fulfill my calling by the efforts of my flesh, That can only be done when the Spirit does me possess. Communion with God will let me experience His leading – Then there is power in service as I my Lord am heeding.
To serve I must surrender giving to God full control –
Knowing He empowers me, spirit body and my soul. He is the One I choose to serve and then the work is His, And I am able to enjoy more fully, the victories He gives.
“I wonder, O God my Father, what was in Joshua’s mind when he looked at all those people before him. Did he sense a movement of compromise already? Even if he did, his statement of strong faith and commitment to Thee must have brought about some change in them according to their response. If there is anything, I can do to challenge the people of God to steadfast, biblical service for Thee and Thy glory alone, please lay it on me that I might be able to help my brothers and sisters lest they fail to be what they could be. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”