Day 115, April 25, 2021

Day 115, April 25, 2021
Scriptures: Joshua 15, Proverbs 25
 
 
Proverbs 25:16–17 - If you find honey, eat just enough— too much of it, and you will vomit. 17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house— too much of you, and you will be hated. 
Joshua 15 reads like a phone book from another country, and it is hard to know what exactly we are reading with a list of unfamiliar names. Simply, what is happening is the regions of the inheritance for the Israelites are being divided among the tribes of Israel.
 
I’ve chosen Proverbs 25:16-17 as a connecting point. God apportions the land among the Israelites. He knows what is good for them, and what wouldn’t be. So as God apportions the land for the Israelites, we are wise to trust in the grace of God’s provisions for us.
 
When we get off track is when we go too far. Similar to, “Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.” (Proverbs 25:28)
There is a need for self-control. Too much of something good can corrupt. 
As Joshua progresses and the people of God live in the land, pay attention to how well it works out when they go beyond what God apportions.
Trust in the Lord and His provisions,
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