As
the Lord
commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua,
and Joshua did it;
he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded
Moses.
Joshua 11:15
How many unfinished projects do you
have lying around? I have quite a few. There’s a mostly knitted blanket, a
stack of research books ready for me to pick up where I left off, a few quilt
squares laying beside my sewing machine, and scores of unfinished manuscripts on
my computer and random scraps of paper - for books, articles, small group
lessons, and devotions.
Perhaps you have car parts strewn
across the garage floor waiting for you to get around to them. Or you have a
craft room littered with beads, fabric, and paper that haven’t quite come
together yet. Or there’s that half trimmed hedge, or partly built fence in your
back yard. It seems like no matter how much we like to get things done, all of
us have a few loose ends somewhere.
That’s why I’m impressed with this
verse about Joshua. He got it all done. It’s possible he had some tent mending
he never got around to, or didn’t finish the spear and shield set he started for his 45 year old grandson…when he was 10. But he finished the most important
things—he did what the Lord wanted done.
Out of all the projects you have
going, what are the ones that involve kingdom work? Is there a relationship God
has urged you to cultivate that you haven’t gotten around to? Is there an
unsaved neighbor you promised to help trim trees? Or a lonely widow with no
family God has put on your heart to visit? Is there a letter
you need to write to someone in prison or a missionary God keeps bringing to
mind?
We have the advantage this side of the
cross—God communicates to us directly. We don’t have to wait for someone else
to hear from God, like Moses, and then convey the message to us. And He communicates
to us in a myriad of ways.
Maybe prayer walking is one of those
unfinished tasks God has called you to do. What’s holding you back? Is it the
weather, setting aside the time, sickness, injury, or just plain laziness?
Ask God what work He wants you to finish. Joshua claimed the Promised Land for
God by physically conquering the ungodly nations residing in it. Praise God
that’s not our assignment! Ours includes loving and sharing His goodness and
the amazing sacrifice Christ made for all nations, and invite them to accept
Jesus as Lord.
When your life is over, will others say
you finished the work God gave you to do; you left nothing undone? I pray that will
be said of me, even if I leave a few stray quilt squares behind.
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil
with good.
Romans 12:21
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| a few projects I actually finished |
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