   Jericho was the strongest city in the Promised Land. Its towering walls looked impregnable - intimidating to any would-be invader. So God told his people to remember and record what he'd done for them in the past. In essence he told them, 'Before you look forward to Jericho, look backward to Jordan and what God accomplished for you there.' He said, 'Take...twelve men...one man from every tribe, and command them, saying, "Take for yourselves twelve stones...out of the midst of the Jordan...And those twelve stones...Joshua set up in Gilgal [as a memorial to the parting of its waters]"' (Joshua 4:2-3, 20 NKJV). 

   One of your best weapons against Satan's attacks is a good memory. Don't forget God's blessings! The psalmist says: 'He is the one who forgives all your sins...all your diseases, the one who rescues your life from the pit, the one who crowns you with mercy and compassion, the one who fills your life with blessings' (Psalm 103:3-6 GWT). 

   Create a trophy room in your heart. Each time you experience a victory, place a memory on the shelf. Before you face a challenge, take a quick tour of God's accomplishments on your behalf. Look at all the blessings he has given, and the prayers he's answered. 'This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness' (Lamentations 3:21-23 NKJV).





— SCRIPTURE —

    'These stones shall be for a memorial to...Israel forever.' Joshua 4:7 NKJV
— SOULFOOD —

    Eze 5-9, Matt 15:15-28, Ps 124, Pro 14:21-24
    

Jericho was the strongest city in the Promised Land. Its towering walls looked impregnable - intimidating to any would-be invader. So God told his people to remember and record what he'd done for them in the past. In essence he told them, 'Before you look forward to Jericho, look backward to Jordan and what God accomplished for you there.' He said, 'Take...twelve men...one man from every tribe, and command them, saying, "Take for yourselves twelve stones...out of the midst of the Jordan...And those twelve stones...Joshua set up in Gilgal [as a memorial to the parting of its waters]"' (Joshua 4:2-3, 20 NKJV). One of your best weapons against Satan's attacks is a good memory. Don't forget God's blessings! The psalmist says: 'He is the one who forgives all your sins...all your diseases, the one who rescues your life from the pit, the one who crowns you with mercy and compassion, the one who fills your life with blessings' (Psalm 103:3-6 GWT). Create a trophy room in your heart. Each time you experience a victory, place a memory on the shelf. Before you face a challenge, take a quick tour of God's accomplishments on your behalf. Look at all the blessings he has given, and the prayers he's answered. 'This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness' (Lamentations 3:21-23 NKJV).
 
 — SCRIPTURE — 
 'These stones shall be for a memorial to...Israel forever.' Joshua 4:7 NKJV 
 — SOULFOOD — 
 Eze 5-9, Matt 15:15-28, Ps 124, Pro 14:21-24

The Word For Today is a daily devotional by authors Bob and Debby Gass. Every day, tens of thousands of people across New Zealand are encouraged and uplifted by its relevant insights.

The daily readings resonate with people as they often speak into their current circumstances. Often readers express wonder at how a particular day’s devotion appeared to be ‘written just for me’

The Word For Today is a daily devotional by authors Bob and Debby Gass. Every day, tens of thousands of people across New Zealand are encouraged and uplifted by its relevant insights.
The daily readings resonate with people as they often speak into their current circumstances. Often readers express wonder at how a particular day&rsquo;s devotion appeared to be &lsquo;written just for me&rsquo;