Josué 21

Josué 21

Ironside - from The Continual Burnt Offering - Feb 4 Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.Joshua 21:45 What a testimony to the faithfulness of God! He fulfilled His word to the letter, whether in grace or in government, as He brought His people through the wilderness and into the promised inheritance. As they looked back they could say, “All that God promised He has accomplished.” So shall it be with those who now know Him as revealed in Christ Jesus. When we have ended our pilgrimage and we survey the way we have come from the vantage point of our eternal home in the Father’s house, we shall praise and adore Him. He saved us and guided us to an assured habitation, and His Word has been our confidence through all the journey. God, the Lord, shall never fail thee, He thy cause will undertake; All the way His hand shall hold thee, Faithful love can ne’er forsake. Rest then on His own sure promise, For His word He cannot break; To green pastures, by still waters, He will lead for His name’s sake. Everlasting joy awaits thee, When the earthly journey’s o’er; Waiting for thee in the glory There are pleasures evermore. —F. Buckley Vance Havner - "There Failed Not Ought" 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. In recounting the goodness of God to Israel, Joshua tells us that the Lord gave them the Promised Land just as He had said He would. Joshua repeats it in an address to the people (23:14). Solomon said it in like fashion years later (1Ki 8:56). If you will survey the path already trod you will say so too. "There hath failed not ought of any good thing God has spoken... all came to pass." If it hasn't, it will. He which hath begun a good work in us will finish it. He will perfect that which concerneth us. It ought to fill our hearts wtih thanksgiving, our eyes with tears and our lips with praise, for "the goodness of God leadeth to repentance." "There failed not ought..." But how we have failed Him! Vance Havner - ALL CAME TO PASS There failed not ought.… Joshua 21:45. We worry and doubt and fear, grow impatient and rebellious. Then we look back across the years and discern that all the while God was weaving a pattern where all things worked together for good. I remember now a time long ago when I could have said with Jacob, “All these things are against me.” In one of my darkest hours, I had to turn my course and abandon old plans for new, to find that behind the dim unknown God stood within the shadow keeping watch above His own. “All came to pass,” says the verse in Joshua. And so say I! Joshua 21:45 THERE FAILED NOT … ANY GOOD THING A Good Thing Sighted—John 1:46 Nathaniel’s verdict was, ‘Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?’ It seemed impossible that any tender plant could grow amid its encircling thorns and weeds. Most prominent figures, as they step on to the stage of public life, have to contend with the inevitable skeletons in the cupboards of their earlier days. Yet there emerged from the shadows of privacy, One on whom the eye of God had rested with pleasure, who had woken morning by morning amidst a poisoned air, yet no contagion touched His soul, no sin disturbed His prayer. He was in truth the Good Thing out of Nazareth that never failed! A Good Thing Sought—Ps. 34:10 The ‘good thing’ on offer in the Psalm is synonymous with seeking the Lord. We have (a) the Deliverance He brings, vv. 4–7, and (b) the Delight He brings, vv. 8–10. The psalmist writes to encourage others to put their trust in the God he himself has found to be so bountiful in His offers. In a world where he has known disappointment and failure, he contrasts the experience of those who seek the Lord and who thus have His personal attention. None who has tasted of His delicacies can doubt their superior quality. Merchants present their wares with the familiar logo ‘you’ve tried the rest, now try the best’. Thus it is with the good things of God. A Good Thing Supplied—Josh. 21:45 Whereas David had looked forward, Joshua looks backward. This great leader has lived to see the passing of a whole generation of men who had one day shared his dreams of the land that flowed with milk and honey. He has watched as hearts failed and help failed but he is conscious that there is a God who has never failed, not even in part, for ‘there failed not ought of any good thing’. We resented the explanation as children that ‘circumstances alter things’, when promised plans did not materialize. God’s children never know an alteration of His purposes. There are no circumstances that ever bring change. I nothing lack if I am His And He is mine for ever. HENRY BAKER] John Bennett - Day by Day: Bible Promises - He Keeps His Promises Topics: GOD’S PROMISES, MAN’S PROMISES Bible Verses: Numbers 23:19; Joshua 21:45 In 1783, the United States and England signed the Treaty of Paris formally ending the American Revolutionary War. But soon cracks began to develop in the treaty. Britain refused to surrender western forts promised to the United States in the treaty. There were also allegations that Britain was arming North American Indians to fight against Americans on the western frontier. In 1795, the Jay Treaty with Britain and the Treaty of Greenville with the North American Indians temporarily resolved the conflict on the Northwestern frontier. Another problem between the two countries was trade embargos enacted by Britain, which resulted in the seizure of hundreds of American merchant ships. The Monroe-Pinkney Treaty of 1806 sought to remedy this. The treaty was drafted but never ratified by the United States Congress. Tensions continued to rise which led to the War of 1812 between Britain and the United States. In a mere twenty-nine years from the end of the American Revolution, four separate agreements were broken. God is faithful in what He promises, they never fail, He never breaks them. (Peter Kennedy - Preaching Illustrations Vol.1) Amazing Guide Read: Joshua 1:1-9 Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken. — Joshua 21:45 When actors and actresses make a movie, it’s the director who sees the “big picture” and the overall direction. Actress Marion Cotillard admits she didn’t understand everything the director was doing in one of her recent films. She said, “I found it very interesting to allow myself to be lost, because I knew that I had this amazing guide. . . . You abandon yourself for a story and a director that will make it all work.” I think Joshua could have said something similar about the director of his life. In today’s Scripture passage, the newly commissioned leader of Israel is standing at the threshold of the Promised Land. More than 2 million Israelites are looking to him to lead them. How would he do it? God didn’t give him a detailed script, but He gave him the assurance that He would go with him. God said, “I will be with you. I will not leave you” (Josh. 1:5). He commanded Joshua to study and practice everything written in His Word (vv.7-8), and He promised to be with Joshua wherever he went. Joshua responded with complete devotion and surrender to his amazing Guide, and “not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken” (Joshua 21:45). He leadeth me! O blessed thought! O words with heavenly comfort fraught! Whate’er I do, where’er I be, Still ’tis God’s hand that leadeth me. — Gilmore Faith never knows where it is being led; it knows and loves the One who is leading. — Oswald Chambers Robert