READ Joshua 1
The people pledge their allegiance to Joshua’s leadership.

INSIGHT
The genius of God’s moral code is that everything He requires of us is for our own good.
When we violate His code of life, we suffer harmful consequences. Joshua’s success is
dependent upon not deviating from God’s Law. God instructs Joshua to meditate on the
Law day and night so “that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it”
(1:8). When Joshua does according “to all that is written in it,” then “[he] will make your
way prosperous, and then [he] will have good success.” Anything less than obedience
to God is not only disappointing to Him—it is self-destructive. There is more than one
reason for faithfulness to His Word.

PRAYER
As you think of the impact of the Word of God on your life, offer the Lord this praise:
Come, let’s shout joyfully to the Lord,
Shout triumphantly to the rock of our salvation!  
Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving;
Let’s shout triumphantly to him in song.  
For the Lord is a great God,
A great King above all gods.
Come, let’s worship and bow down;
Let’s kneel before the Lord our Maker
(Psalm 95:1-3, 6).

Having offered Him your praise, now pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to
keep your life free from sin:
Therefore justice is far from us,
And righteousness does not reach us.
We hope for light, but there is darkness;
For brightness, but we live in the night.
For our transgressions have multiplied before you,  
And our sins testify against us.  
For our transgressions are with us,
And we know our iniquities
(Isaiah 59:9,12).

He will again have compassion on us;
He will vanquish our iniquities.  
You will cast all our sins
Into the depths of the sea (Micah 7:19).

As you make your requests known to the Lord, come to Him with your concerns and desires:

• Your spiritual growth
• The fulfillment of the Great Commission
• Your activities for the day

Finally, offer this prayer to the Lord:
“May the Lord bless you and protect you;  
May the Lord make his face shine on you
And be gracious to you;  
May the Lord look with favor on you  
And give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26).