Key Verse: Verse 18 - “Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.”
Key Words: made war a long time
The victory over the enemies of Israel did not come quickly or easily. These foes were formidable opponents, but by God’s grace and perseverance, victory did come.
Now there is a lesson in this for us as well. Not all victories in our lives will come easily, but by God’s grace and perseverance on your part, victory will come.
A lad saw a want ad in a small Massachusetts paper asking for a young man to assist the office manager of a brokerage house in Boston. Applications were to be mailed to Box 1720 in Boston. The young man wrote the best letter of application he knew how. When no reply came, he wrote a second letter. Still no reply. Though discouraged, he did not quit. He rewrote his letter, changing the wording, improving the construction. Still he received no reply from his third letter.
The lad knew that success required persistence. So he took a train to Boston, went directly to the post office and asked, “Who rents Box 1720?” The clerk replied that to give out such information was against the law.
The boy hunted for Box 1720, then waited hours until someone came. He followed the person to one of Boston’s largest brokerage houses. When the manager heard his story, he said, “My young friend, you are just the type we are looking for. The job is yours.” Thus began the career of Roger Babson, one of America’s illustrious statisticians.
What to do:
✞Remember, if Columbus would have turned back, no one would have blamed him. No one would have remembered him either!! Keep going, victory will come.
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