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"Then the Lord raised up judges..." Jud. 2:16
God did not abandon Israel in spite of their sin and disobedience. He sent judges to lead the people in victory over their enemies. Today we praise God for those whom He raises up to remind us of Christ's command to disciple all nations and to equip us to obey that command. Student mission leaders are banding together, encouraging other students to pray and plan to go with the gospel to the nations. Pastors and denominational leaders are encouraging their congregations to send young people and to faithfully support them with their prayers and their money. Mission executives are developing new plans to penetrate the world's remaining people groups with the gospel.

Pray that the Church of Jesus Christ will respond to the leadership of today's "judges," humbly taking the gospel to the ends of the earth.

"Then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve." Josh. 24:15
Choice is a great privilege-and a fearful responsibility. The greatest choice any individual or group will ever make is which god it will serve. In days in which "personal freedom" is exalted over all virtues, the call to serve another sounds like foolishness. Yet even when carnal men think themselves most free, they find themselves in bondage to lust, greed or materialism. Scripture reminds us that God has created people for Himself, to love and serve Him. If we reject God and worship someone or something else, bondage and idolatry results. When we serve God wholeheartedly, we experience spiritual freedom. In the words of a hymn, "Make me a captive, Lord, and then I shall be free. Force me to render up my sword and I shall conqueror be."

Pray for a heart that is willing to make choices that honor Him.

"Tell the Israelites to designate cities of refuge...so that anyone...may flee there and find protection from the avenger of blood." Josh. 20:2-3
God provided cities of refuge for the Israelite who killed someone accidentally. The New Testament compares these cities to the Lord Jesus, "to Whom we may flee for refuge." There we can find forgiveness and healing for our sin. But what about those who have never heard, who seek night and day to find forgiveness of sin and peace of heart? We must hurry and tell them the good news about their wonderful refuge from sin and guilt!

Pray for more workers who will eagerly take the message of refuge in Christ to the nations.
-- what is your God- given role? to go? send? mobilise? pray? welcome?


God may not want every Christian on the mission field, but He surely wants every
Christian in the mission field of His service wherever that may be. It’s the only place to be--no other job has any value.

"Give me this hill country..." Josh.14:12

Praise God for Caleb! The seasoned warrior of the army of God was not ready to retire, even though he was 85 years old. "I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out (45 years earlier); I'm just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then." What a testimony of God's faithfulness. Praise God today for those who see "retirement" as the opportunity to pitch in full-time, helping somehow to penetrate the final frontiers of the gospel. These enthusiastic older soldiers of the cross bring a mature, and greatly needed, perspective to the battle.

Pray that God will give us an army of wholehearted Calebs. Pray that they will use their latter years as a time to help bring the peoples of the earth to acknowledge the lordship of Christ.

"When Joshua was old and well advanced in years, the Lord said to him, 'You are very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.'" Josh. 13:1
On the one hand, Joshua could have responded to this observation with discouragement. He had fought so long, and yet there was still so much to do. But God wanted the next generation of the Hebrew nation to participate in the excitement of His miracles. Today, there are about 600 Bible-believing congregations for every unreached people group. Is the job do-able?

Pray for the Church to rise to the occasion of finishing up the task in this generation.


"But the Israelites acted unfaithfully in regard to the devoted things." Josh. 7:1
Less familiar than the great victory at Jericho is the disastrous defeat at Ai. One of Israel's warriors, Achan, had coveted and taken some of the beautiful things from the spoils of Jericho which God had reserved for Himself. As a result, the nation of Israel suffered a devastating defeat at the little town of Ai. Every soldier of the cross of Jesus Christ today must guard against the same type of covetousness and greed. It is easy, like Achan, to justify our greed and forget God's command. Jesus said, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions" (Luke 12:15).

Pray that the Holy Spirit will guard our hearts from all kinds of greed that can siphon off resources for His Kingdom. Pray that we will be true to obey Him.
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