Not a word

There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, with the women, the little ones, and the strangers who were living among them. – Joshua 8.35

Every word of God is important. I don’t always understand that when I am reading through census reports and genealogies, but trust that one day I will. Every word of God is right and pure and holy and from Him. Some parts are obviously more applicable to our current time and place, but every word is His.

So when Joshua read and taught the law to the people he knew he had a truly awesome responsibility. Not ‘awesome’ as in ‘really cool’ but awesome as is a task that was based on the awe of God and who He was.

Iy is really a pretty simple lesson for us today. All of God’s word is worthy of our attention. Although I am not sure that we need to preach through the census reports or genealogies I am sure that all of the thing that were written down in the word of God are written for our learning.

Maybe this is a good reason for us to have a read through the Bible programme. I have often found hidden gems in those genealogies and census reports and property lists.

Read the word. And while we are doing it, read the words.