[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] DONNIE DAILY GEMS FOR TUESDAY MARCH 8

[Donnie Parrett]

DONNIE DAILY GEMS FOR TUESDAY MARCH 8

WORD OF WISDOM

I can't believe I was arrested for impersonating a politician...I was just
sitting there doing nothing.

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DAILY DEVOTION

"Die Climbing"


Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou
art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be
possessed. This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the
Philistines, and all Geshuri, Joshua 13:1-2

When Amy Carmichael heard Hudson Taylor speak about his missionary work in
China, she felt the call of God on her life to go to the mission field. But
during her preparation, her neuralgia became so severe that she was told it
would be better for her not to go. When a doctor recommended she travel to
India in hopes that the climate would improve her health, Carmichael jumped
at the chance. She soon established a work in India to which she gave the
rest of her life, rescuing thousands of orphans and teaching them the
gospel. Carmichael wrote, "Let us die climbing."
God has given each of us a work to do for Him. We know that we still have
more to do because we are still here. When our work is finished we will be
in His presence. No matter what obstacles we face, no matter what
circumstances may come, there are always things that we can do for God's
work. The prayers that uphold a preacher's arms are as important as the
sermon he delivers. The small offering from a limited budget is a larger
gift in God's eyes than many others. The kind word of encouragement can
literally be the difference between life and death.
No matter how long we have been saved and working for God, there is still
more for us to do. We need to be focused on the road ahead, doing all that
we can for Him. After many years of powerful and effective ministry, Paul
wrote, "Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing
I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto
those things which are before," (Philippians 3:13).
 Be content with what God has given you, but never be content with what you
have done for Him.

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DAILY BIBLE READING

Joshua 16-18 New King James Version
Ephraim and West Manasseh
16 The lot [a]fell to the children of Joseph from the Jordan, by Jericho, to
the waters of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goes up from
Jericho through the mountains to [b]Bethel, 2 then went out [c]from Bethel
to Luz, passed along to the border of the Archites at Ataroth, 3 and went
down westward to the boundary of the Japhletites, as far as the boundary of
Lower Beth Horon to Gezer; and [d]it ended at the sea.

4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their
[e]inheritance.

The Land of Ephraim
5 The border of the children of Ephraim, according to their families, was
thus: The border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth Addar as
far as Upper Beth Horon.

6 And the border went out toward the sea on the north side of Michmethath;
then the border went around eastward to Taanath Shiloh, and passed by it on
the east of Janohah. 7 Then it went down from Janohah to Ataroth and
[f]Naarah, reached to Jericho, and came out at the Jordan.

8 The border went out from Tappuah westward to the Brook Kanah, and [g]it
ended at the sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of
Ephraim according to their families. 9 The separate cities for the children
of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the
cities with their villages.

10 And they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer; but the
Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day and have become forced
laborers.

The Other Half-Tribe of Manasseh (West)
17 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn
of Joseph: namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of
Gilead, because he was a man of war; therefore he was given Gilead and
Bashan. 2 And there was a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh
according to their families: for the children of [h]Abiezer, the children of
Helek, the children of Asriel, the children of Shechem, the children of
Hepher, and the children of Shemida; these were the male children of
Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.

3 But Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir,
the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but only daughters. And these are the
names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4 And they
came near before Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and
before the rulers, saying, "The Lord commanded Moses to give us an
[i]inheritance among our brothers." Therefore, according to the commandment
of the Lord, he gave them an inheritance among their father's brothers. 5
Ten shares fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which
were on the other side of the Jordan, 6 because the daughters of Manasseh
received an inheritance among his sons; and the rest of Manasseh's sons had
the land of Gilead.

7 And the territory of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, that lies
east of Shechem; and the border went along south to the inhabitants of En
Tappuah. 8 Manasseh had the land of Tappuah, but Tappuah on the border of
Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim. 9 And the [j]border descended
to the [k]Brook Kanah, southward to the brook. These cities of Ephraim are
among the cities of Manasseh. The border of Manasseh was on the north side
of the brook; and it ended at the sea.

10 Southward it was Ephraim's, northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea was
its border. Manasseh's territory was adjoining Asher on the north and
Issachar on the east. 11 And in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth
Shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its
towns, the inhabitants of En Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach
and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns-three hilly
regions. 12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants
of those cities, but the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
13 And it happened, when the children of Israel grew strong, that they put
the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not utterly drive them out.

More Land for Ephraim and Manasseh
14 Then the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given
us only one [l]lot and one share to inherit, since we are a great people,
inasmuch as the Lord has blessed us until now?"

15 So Joshua answered them, "If you are a great people, then go up to the
forest country and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the
Perizzites and the giants, since the mountains of Ephraim are too confined
for you."

16 But the children of Joseph said, "The mountain country is not enough for
us; and all the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots
of iron, both those who are of Beth Shean and its towns and those who are of
the Valley of Jezreel."

17 And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph-to Ephraim and Manasseh-saying,
"You are a great people and have great power; you shall not have only one
[m]lot, 18 but the mountain country shall be yours. Although it is wooded,
you shall cut it down, and its [n]farthest extent shall be yours; for you
shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are
strong."

The Remainder of the Land Divided
18 Now the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together
at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of meeting there. And the land was
subdued before them. 2 But there remained among the children of Israel seven
tribes which had not yet received their inheritance.

3 Then Joshua said to the children of Israel: "How long will you neglect to
go and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers has given you? 4
Pick out from among you three men for each tribe, and I will send them; they
shall rise and go through the land, survey it according to their
inheritance, and come back to me. 5 And they shall divide it into seven
parts. Judah shall remain in their territory on the south, and the house of
Joseph shall remain in their territory on the north. 6 You shall therefore
[o]survey the land in seven parts and bring the survey here to me, that I
may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God. 7 But the Levites have
no part among you, for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance. And
Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance
beyond the Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave
them."

8 Then the men arose to go away; and Joshua charged those who went to
[p]survey the land, saying, "Go, walk through the land, survey it, and come
back to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord in Shiloh." 9
So the men went, passed through the land, and [q]wrote the survey in a book
in seven parts by cities; and they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh. 10
Then Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord, and there Joshua
divided the land to the children of Israel according to their [r]divisions.

The Land of Benjamin
11 Now the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to
their families, and the territory of their lot came out between the children
of Judah and the children of Joseph. 12 Their border on the north side began
at the Jordan, and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north,
and went up through the mountains westward; it ended at the Wilderness of
Beth Aven. 13 The border went over from there toward Luz, to the side of Luz
(which is Bethel) southward; and the border descended to Ataroth Addar, near
the hill that lies on the south side of Lower Beth Horon.

14 Then the border extended around the west side to the south, from the hill
that lies before Beth Horon southward; and [s]it ended at Kirjath Baal
(which is Kirjath Jearim), a city of the children of Judah. This was the
west side.

15 The south side began at the end of Kirjath Jearim, and the border
extended on the west and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.
16 Then the border came down to the end of the mountain that lies before the
Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is in the Valley of the [t]Rephaim on the
north, descended to the Valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite city
on the south, and descended to En Rogel. 17 And it went around from the
north, went out to En Shemesh, and extended toward Geliloth, which is before
the Ascent of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of
Reuben. 18 Then it passed along toward the north side of [u]Arabah, and went
down to Arabah. 19 And the border passed along to the north side of Beth
Hoglah; then [v]the border ended at the north bay at the Salt Sea, at the
south end of the Jordan. This was the southern boundary.

20 The Jordan was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of
the children of Benjamin, according to its boundaries all around, according
to their families.

21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, according to
their families, were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz, 22 Beth Arabah,
Zemaraim, Bethel, 23 Avim, Parah, Ophrah, 24 Chephar Haammoni, Ophni, and
Gaba: twelve cities with their villages; 25 Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, 26
Mizpah, Chephirah, Mozah, 27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 28 Zelah, Eleph, Jebus
(which is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kirjath: fourteen cities with their
villages. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to
their families.

Footnotes
Joshua 16:1 Lit. went out
Joshua 16:1 LXX Bethel Luz
Joshua 16:2 LXX to Bethel,
Joshua 16:3 Lit. the goings out of it were at the sea
Joshua 16:4 possession
Joshua 16:7 Naaran, 1 Chr. 7:28
Joshua 16:8 Lit. the goings out of it were at the sea
Joshua 17:2 Jeezer, Num. 26:30
Joshua 17:4 possession
Joshua 17:9 boundary
Joshua 17:9 Wadi
Joshua 17:14 allotment
Joshua 17:17 allotment
Joshua 17:18 Lit. goings out
Joshua 18:6 describe in writing
Joshua 18:8 describe in writing
Joshua 18:9 described it in writing
Joshua 18:10 portions
Joshua 18:14 Lit. its goings out were
Joshua 18:16 Lit. Giants
Joshua 18:18 Beth Arabah, Josh. 15:6; 18:22
Joshua 18:19 Lit. the goings out of the border were