Daily Reflections From Higher Things®

Daily Lectionary: Joshua 1:1-18; Acts 8:1-25 "Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you." (Joshua 1:5) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Moses was so important to the Israelites. He was their prophet, speaking the Word of the Lord to them. He was God's agent of redemption, who confronted Pharaoh and led them out of Egypt. He was their intercessor, praying for the people of Israel after they had broken the covenant. He ruled over them and guided them to the Promised Land. Then Moses died. Who would replace him? Moses knew that he would need a replacement. In Deuteronomy he said, "The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from among your brothers – it is to him you shall listen" (Deuteronomy 18:15). At first Joshua replaced Moses. God told him, "Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you." Just as Moses sent spies into the Promised Land, so did Joshua. Just as God split the Red Sea for Moses, He split the Jordan River for Joshua. The Angel of the Lord appeared to Moses