One of my personal favorite books of the Bible is the book of Joshua. There is just something about the battles, the victories, the losses, and the challenges that grip me. Whenever Israel obeyed, they had great victory because God did the work; but when they didn’t inquire of the Lord or didn’t obey his battle plan, the enemy won. Again, it boils down to choice!

When you have a decision to make, do you pray first or do you make the decision and ask God to bless it after? When God says to go right, do you follow or do you go left? When God asks you to share your faith with someone, do you choose the zeal of sharing his love or do you choose the fear of stepping out and remain quiet?

I think one of the key ways we can continually choose God is to REMEMBER. Joshua gathers all of Israel at Shechem and reminds them of their history. He reminds them how God brought them out of Egypt; how God lead by a pillar of fire or by cloud; how God provided manna, quail and water; how God is the one who fought and won the battles for the promised land. He reminds them to build their faith and help them confidently make the choice to always follow God!