Don't let your guard down. Joshua reminded the people of all the mighty things the Lord had done for them. Then he said, in essence, "Don't let your guard down in the future." They had fought battles and the Lord won them. But it wasn't over. Because it's never over. There are always temptations. The only way they witnessed God-sized miracles like the parting of the Jordan River and the fall of Jericho was because they listened to God and obeyed what He told them to do. The key to obedience and hearing God speak is a relationship with Him. Joshua knew this. That's why he told them to remain faithful to the Lord and never follow other gods. When we are in a close, personal relationship with God, when we listen to Him and obey what He tells us to do, we'll see Him accomplish God-sized things through us, too.
Don't let your guard down because it is never over.Proverbs 7 reads like a story. A cautionary tale. The chapter begins by telling the reader the secret for avoiding the scenario that follows. It is never over. Temptation is everywhere. Only keeping and treasuring God's words will prevent falling.
Keep fighting and don't let your guard down. Another kind of temptation is money. Keeping the words and doctrine of Jesus Christ produces godliness (v 3) but failure to do so produces chaos and haughtiness. Staying pure and in right relationship with the Lord is described here as a fight. (12) So no matter who we are, or what century we live in, we must stay on guard, fight off temptation, read the Bible and pull in close to the Lord Jesus Christ. Then we can say, along with Paul and Joshua, that as our days on earth end, we are content, remembering all the God-sized work accomplished by Him through us.
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