Witness

Scripture:
³¹ The Israelites served the Lord during the lifetime of Joshua and during the lifetimes of the elders who lived after Joshua who had seen what the Lord had done for Israel. [Joshua 24:31 NCV]

Observation:
As long as someone was alive that saw what God had done for them, Israel was good and followed
God. The implication here is that as soon as the eye-witnesses were gone, then the people began acting stupid and not following God anymore.

Application:
I have seen God's work in my life, and I have a hard time keeping myself on His path. Its not easy even for an eye-witness. So I can understand how the Israelites might have felt as they lived their day-to-day lives. But that is still no excuse. I need to focus myself even more tightly on God and His desires for my life.

Prayer:
Praise You God! I know I'm always asking for Your help, but its because I need it. I'm simply not capable of doing the right thing all the time without Your help, so I thank You Lord for giving me all that I need, in Jesus mighty name, AMEN.