Pastor Leon’s SOAP: Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer

March 18: Joshua 1-2; Psalm 37; 1Corinthians 3

Scripture: Joshua (NIV) 2:11 When we heard of it, or hearts melted in fear and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.

Observation: Before entering the Promised Land, Joshua sent spies into Jericho. Forty years earlier, the Israelites had refused to enter the land God had promised to them because they feared the people who lived there. They did not know that the inhabitants of their Promised Land feared the Israelites even more than the Israelites feared them!

In this verse we see that it was not the Israelites they feared, but the Israelite’s God! They feared Israel’s God more than the Israelites did!

Application: Fear is a form of worship. What I fear holds a place of worth and importance in my life. What a shame it is when the world fears my God more than I do!!! The greatest fear in my life should be that I disappoint my Heavenly Father or bring shame to Him.

Prayer: Holy God, you are the all-powerful creator, the maker of heaven and earth. You alone are to be feared and worshipped. You loved me so much you send your Son to die for my sins. The greatest joy in my life should be to bring you pleasure. Amen

Pastor Leon

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