Ruthie's Inspirations

Judges 1-2 And the angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.      And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?      And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.      And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.      And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.           Jud...

Joshua 22-24 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.    Joshua 22:5 We should love, serve and obey God. But not only that, we are to do so with everything in us. We are to cleave to Him which is to cling to Him as part of the definition says. The Lord should be your all, your everything! You should love Him with every fiber of your being, serve Him with great zeal and obey out of a spirit of love and humility. He's done so much for us that there is nothing you can do to ever repay Him so out of love and gratitude you should give Him your life. A life fully lived for Christ with all that you have, is a fulfilling and satisfying life. Will you choose to give your all in everything you do for Christ? Will you cleave to Him, and love Him? Will...

Joshua 19-21 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.         Joshua 21:45 Why do we doubt God's word when he has proven over and over and over again that it is true, that it never fails, and it always comes to pass? Why do we think we know better than God? The best understanding, the wisest wisdom, the most knowledge that you can acquire will never compare to God's word! You will always have flaws in your logic unless it's based in the facts and the truth of God's word! God is always good and right and He knows what's best for us! There should be no doubt in your mind that God is worth following and you should whole heartedly give your trust and affection to Him and His word! He will never fail and his word is always good and true! You can count on God's word and trust Him for anything and everything!

Joshua 16-18 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?    Joshua 18:3 Some of the children complained about not having enough room to live. Joshua told them to cut down the woods, destroy the people and claim another part of land for themselves if they wanted to which they made excuses. They had the available resources and the ability to get what they needed, but they were too lazy to get it themselves. God had already promised it to them, they just had to do the work to go claim it. How many times do you have a similar train of thought? You want to know God more, you want to claim His promises and teach others His word, you want to study and spend more time with Him. You have the ability and resources necessary but will you put in the work it takes to achieve those things? God already promised you could know as much about Him and spend as much time with Him as you want, ...

Joshua 12-15 Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.   Joshua 14:12 Caleb was eighty five when he made this request. It is rare for an eighty five year old man to go to war and claim land for themselves. In fact, most eighty five year olds can't do much unless they've kept themselves in shape. But Caleb claimed God's promises and trusted God for the strength to accomplish what God had given him to do! How many times do you rely on your own strength and then fail with what God has given you to do? How many times do you make excuses for why you can't do something? Do you let your fear get in the way? What about your insecurities? Do problems discourage you away from doing God's will? Or will you rely on God's strength, knowing He will be...

Joshua 9-11 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.      Joshua 9:14 The Gibeonites had heard of the victory God had given Joshua and the children of Israel so they decided to dress as if they had come from far away so the Israelites wouldn't kill them all as God had commanded them. Unfortunately they fell for their disguises and made an agreement with them not to kill them instead of going to God and asking what He wanted them to do. How quick are you to rely on your judgment and what you see instead of instead of asking God what you should do? There are so many things that appear to be truth but are really lies. Only God knows all things and you need to go to Him for wisdom and discernment. How well do you know the word of God? Having a thorough knowledge of God's word is what will keep you from falling for false doctrine and lies that others try and convince you of because it is absolute truth. The more familiar you ...

Joshua 5-8 Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.    Joshua 7:11 When the children of Israel destroyed Jericho they were commanded to destroy everything and everyone in it except Rahab and her family, and certain things they were supposed to take for the tabernacle. When Achin thought no one was looking, he took a bar of gold and a Babylonian garment. One thing he forgot was, although you can hide things from those around you, you can never hide anything from God. He's always watching and He knows if you've done something you shouldn't. Do you try and get away with things thinking that you won't get caught because no one is around? Do you think about the fact that God is always with you and He sees everything you do? You need to have integrity because even if no one else catches y...