Careful Obedience

Joshua 22:5
"But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

This warning comes after god granted Israel victory in Canaan and peace in the promised land. Comfort has a way of leading to complacency. When there is no longer a pressing enemy or urgent need, we have a tendency to relax. This is why Joshua tells them to "take careful heed." Without trouble to prompt us, we have to be even more careful to seek the Lord and guard our steps. This warning also makes is perfectly, redundantly clear that it's not a heart or head devotion, but a devotion of action and obedience. Three times the word "command" is used. We must obey and follow all the commandments of the Lord. Warm fuzzies will not do, they will not sustain us. We must be religious about our devotion to following Him.

Father, make me more aware of my steps and obedient in all my devotion. Amen.