Joshua: God's Faithfulness to His Promises
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What does Joshua have to do with everyday family discipleship?
In this week’s episode of The Wholehearted Households Podcast, host Alex Blount introduces us to the book of Joshua by reflecting on his experiences with promises, including both the imperfect way we make promises and the perfect way God keeps his.
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Our Bible spotlight focuses on Joshua 23, in which Joshua remembers God’s faithfulness to the Israelites as they enter the Promised Land. In recognition of this faithfulness, Joshua then implores the Israelites to respond with their own love and faithfulness to God.
Then, our discipleship nugget equips you to extend hospitality to those in your community, modeling Rahab’s hospitality to God’s people. Through intentional acts of hospitality, our families can be a place others experience God’s radical spirit of welcome.
Finally, our spiritual practice invites you to engage in a time of breath prayer, allowing the words of Joshua 23:14 to sink deeply into our hearts: “Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.”
Wherever you listen, may you and your family be blessed by this episode as you seek to follow Jesus with your whole heart.
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Resources from the episode
This week’s Bible spotlight is adapted from The Message of Joshua (https://www.ivpress.com/the-message-of-Joshua?utm_medium=ivp_whp&utm_source=IVPWHP) by David G. Firth.
This week’s discipleship nugget is adapted from The Spiritually Vibrant Home: The Power of Messy Prayers, Loud Tables, and Open Doors (https://www.ivpress.com/the-spiritually-vibrant-home?utm_medium=ivp_whp&utm_source=IVPWHP) by Don Everts.
The breath prayer in this week’s spiritual practice is from Joshua 23:14, New
