An inenviable task...

And they answered Joshua, “All that you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. Just as we obeyed Moses in all things, so we will obey you. Only may the LORD your God be with you, as he was with Moses! Whoever rebels against your commandment and disobeys your words, whatever you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and courageous.” (Joshua 1:16-18 ESV) God has entrusted to Joshua the charge of leading His people into the promised land. He has challenged him to accept this call courageously. And Joshua is going to need all the courage he can get. I wonder what he thought when the people gave this promise: "We will listen to you just like we did to Moses!" Joshua had witnessed how that went: complaining, disobeying, rebelling. The people spoke truthfully when they said: "Be courageous: we know you're going to need it!" May we accept courageously today what God calls on us to do, because we are surrounded by sinners just like us..."