Not Pass Away

As we begin our reading today in Joshua 24:21, the people of God, under the leadership of Joshua declared, “we will serve the LORD”. That sounds righteous and true; but because they declared that they would serve God in the presence of many witnesses, it was powerful. Notice what Joshua said in verse 22. Yes, they reaffirmed it. So Joshua took them to the next step, verse 23. Now they had the key to be able to keep their oath. “Put away, he said, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD GOD of Israel.