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21. Come, Follow Me Joshua 1-8, 23, 24; May 18 - 24; Be Strong and of Good Courage; Come Follow Me scripture Study; Bible Study; LDS moms
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COME, FOLLOW ME MOMS Joshua 1–8; 23–24 “Be Strong and of a Good Courage” Hey mamas, welcome back to Come, Follow Me Moms. This week we are in the book of Joshua… and WOW. This week is powerful. We have Moses passing away, Joshua stepping into leadership, the Jordan River parting, Rahab and the scarlet cord, the walls of Jericho falling, memorial stones, miracles, courage, obedience, redemption, and one of the most famous scriptures in all of scripture: “Choose you this day whom ye will serve.” — Joshua 24:15 And honestly… this week feels SO much like motherhood. Because Joshua is all about moving forward when you feel unsure. Trusting God before you see the miracle. Walking by faith. And believing God will make a way even when there doesn’t seem to BE a way. And mamas… I know so many of you are standing in front of your own Jordan River right now. You might be exhausted. Overwhelmed. Scared. Waiting. Trying to trust God in the messy middle. And this week’s lesson is such a reminder: God goes before His people. Joshua steps into leadership after the death of Moses. Can you imagine how overwhelming that must have felt? Moses was THE prophet who led Israel out of Egypt, parted the Red Sea, and spoke with God face to face. And now Joshua is supposed to lead. Big shoes. Heavy responsibility. I love that the Lord immediately tells Joshua over and over: “Be strong and of a good courage.” — Joshua 1:6, 7, 9 God knew exactly what Joshua needed to hear. And honestly… don’t we all? Be strong. Be courageous. Keep going. What makes this even more powerful is that Joshua was one of the LAST living adults who remembered the Red Sea. Almost everyone else from that generation had died in the wilderness except Joshua and Caleb because they trusted God when the other spies doubted. Joshua remembered the plagues, the manna, Mount Sinai, and the miracles of God. And now he’s leading an entirely new generation. Mamas… some of you are doing that too. You are trying to lead your family toward Christ in a world that feels very different than the one you grew up in. And maybe sometimes you feel inadequate or unsure. But the Lord does not call perfect people. He strengthens willing people. One of the biggest themes in Joshua is this: God goes before His people. Before they crossed the Jordan… God already had a plan. Before Jericho fell… God already knew how the walls would come down. Before Rahab hung the scarlet cord… God already knew her story. And before YOU got where you are right now… God already knew. Joshua 1:9 says: “For the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” I LOVE that. Because motherhood can feel lonely sometimes. Heavy sometimes. Scary sometimes. But we are not doing this alone. Honestly, when people ask me about being pregnant with twins, they ask: “Are you scared?” “Are you nervous?” And honestly? I just keep thinking: The same God who parted the Red Sea… The same God who stopped the Jordan River… The same God who brought down Jericho… is the same God helping me right now. And He’s helping YOU too. One of the most incredible miracles in this week’s lesson is the parting of the Jordan River. The Israelites arrive during flood season. This wasn’t some tiny stream. This was a rushing river overflowing its banks. And God tells the priests carrying the ark to STEP INTO the water first. And this part matters SO much: The river did not part before they stepped in. It parted AFTER. That will preach, mamas. Sometimes God asks us to move forward BEFORE we see the miracle. We want certainty first. Answers first. Proof first. Comfort first. But faith often looks like getting your feet wet first. Joshua 3:5 says: “Sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” I LOVE that scripture. Expect wonders. Expect God to move. Expect miracles. One of my favorite thoughts from studying this week was: “Silence precedes the miracle.” Sometimes God is working even when everything feels still. After they crossed the Jordan, God told them to gather 12 stones as a memorial so that one day when their children asked, “What mean ye by these stones?” they could tell the story of what God had done. Mamas… we NEED memorial stones. Not necessarily physical stones… but reminders. Write down miracles. Tell your kids your testimony. Share your stories. Remember the hard seasons God carried you through. As I studied, I started thinking about my own memorial stones: losing loved ones, hard years, healing, friendships, becoming a life coach, and now these twins. And looking back… God has never failed me. Joshua 23 says: “Not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake.” Not one thing. Now let’s talk about Rahab because WOW. Rahab lived in Jericho and the scriptures call her a harlot. She was not who people expected God to use. But she believed. She hid the spies, protected them, and chose God in the middle of a wicked city. Then comes the scarlet cord. The spies tell Rahab to hang a scarlet thread in her window and when Jericho falls, her household will be saved. The symbolism of Jesus Christ here is BEAUTIFUL. That scarlet cord points to Christ. To salvation. To rescue. To grace. And one of my favorite parts is that Joshua specifically tells them: GO GET RAHAB. He does not reject her. He rescues her. And mamas… that is Jesus. Jesus goes after people. Especially the broken ones. The ashamed ones. The overlooked ones. And what’s incredible is Rahab becomes part of Jesus Christ’s lineage. A woman with a messy past becomes one of Jesus’s grandmothers. God didn’t erase her story. He redeemed it. Maybe someone listening today needs to hear this: Your past does not disqualify you from God’s purposes. Then we come to Jericho. God tells them to walk around the city once a day for six days quietly, and on the seventh day to walk around it seven times and shout. And honestly… that sounds SO strange. But they obey anyway. And for six days… nothing happens. Can we talk about how much motherhood feels like that sometimes? You pray. Read scriptures. Pack lunches. Repent. Try again. Keep loving. Keep serving. Keep showing up. And sometimes it feels like nothing is changing. But then comes Day 7. The miracle comes AFTER consistent obedience. Day after day. Choice after choice. Faith after faith. I love this thought: Healthy choices day after day create change. Faithful choices day after day create spiritual strength. Do not stop walking around your Jericho. Joshua ends his life with one final message to the people: “Choose you this day whom ye will serve… but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” — Joshua 24:15 Joshua knew following God is a daily choice. Not a one-time choice. A daily one. And mamas… every single day you are witnessing Christ to your children. When you pray. When you repent. When you try again. When you choose faith. When you choose kindness. When you choose Jesus in ordinary moments. You are building a house centered on Christ. This week I hope you remember: God goes before you. The river can part. The walls can fall. Miracles still happen. And Jesus still rescues people. Be strong. Be courageous. Keep walking. Keep trusting. Keep choosing Him. And maybe today… all you need to do is take one faithful step into the water. Because the God of Joshua is still the God of today. And He has not forgotten you. This Weeks Links Hear Him Talk https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/45nelson.p24?lang=eng#p24 [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/04/45nelson.p24?lang=eng#p24] Choose you this Day Talk https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/10/choose-you-this-day?lang=eng [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/10/choose-you-this-day?lang=eng] Jesus is Calling Devotional Book https://amzn.to/4tGTj6M [https://amzn.to/4tGTj6M]
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