Daily Scripture Threshing for Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Today’s Text: Joshua 3:1-7
Key Verse: Joshua 3:4 (ESV): “Yet there shall be a distance between you and it, about 2,000 cubits in length. Do not come near it, in order that you may know the way you shall go, for you have not passed this way before.”
The first day of every new month, just like the new year, means a lot to most Christians, families and ministries. We like to share messages, wishes, greetings, and prayers to prepare one another for a happy and good month. This practice is Bible inspired. The text before us today is a good example of such. God prepares His people for any new journey before them.
As we have been blessed with a brand new month, it is our new opportunity to look forward through this divine mirror, and do just two things: look back over the past 7 months with gratitude and look forward to all the months to come with total dependence upon God. Past providence helps in shaping our faith and guide us into future hopes.
We are charged to trust God to lead before us so far as we have not been through the journey before. Our lives and times are in God’s hands, and we can trust the way of the Lord. To do this, we must keep a safe distance. We must set ourselves apart (be consecrated) unto the Lord. We must follow the Master. These are the ways to know the way we should go.
Quote for the Day: “It is great grace to be graciously led through ways we have not known; so, we must never feign familiarity with His ways—keep safe distance. Don’t be faraway, and don’t come too close.” (Simon Olatunji)
Prayer: Dear Lord, I am grateful for this new month. It’s a new start and new level of grace. I trust You, Lord, to guide and direct me throughout this month. Grant me succeed in every area of life. No one in my household shall be a victim of any form of evil or wicked act; rather, we shall live to enjoy the goodness of the Lord — in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.
With all my love and prayers,
Rev Simon Wale Olatunji, Ph.D.
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[Daily Scripture Threshing is a devotional guide of The House of Prayer Evangel Church USA distributed for free use by individuals, small groups, families, and Christian churches]
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