It is evident that Joshua, the mighty warrior of God Jehovah, was ready to risk his very life to carry out the perfect will of God. I have found myself many times as a young Christian wanting to follow my own will. In trials and storms of life, I just simply wanted to do my own thing. Within myself, I knew that I wasn't doing what God had wanted me to do. The end result was that I was always in more trouble, not only with my parents, but with God, than when I first started out. In studying the character of Joshua, I found that his main priority was that he followed in the path of obedience to God. He did according to all that was written in the Book of the Law. Many times Joshua found that his obedience to God brought many difficulties and enemies his way. Sometimes God's way is not popular with the crowd. For a young person, it is sometimes hard to say no to peer pressure. Sometimes it is difficult to understand the ways of the Lord, for they are not like our ways. I have always found this one thing to be true, that if I follow the Lord with my whole heart and soul, He will never lead me astray. I have learned like Joshua, to put my life in God's hands and he will guide me through every storm of life that comes my way. I do know this one thing, Joshua never gave in to his own will, nor to the will of others around him. In great courage and perseverance, he faced each battle of war in the strength and obedience of God. We, as Christian soldiers in God's army should do the same. This obedience wrought Joshua many victories. This same obedience, being performed in our lives, will also bring us many victories. Just as Joshua was that great leader, example, and guide for the Israelites, we can bear that same testimony to other believers as well as the lost.

Joshua has always been a Biblical character that has stood out with me. I often remember as a small boy in Sunday School the mighty stories of Joshua and the children of Israel. Now as a young man, searching the scriptures of God's Word, I have found even more how the character and lifestyle of Joshua plays an important roll in my life.

In a closing assembly of the Israelites at Shechem, Joshua delivered to the people his final address just as Moses had done before his death. He reminded them of their own wonderful history, of the many miracles God had done for them, and of the precious promises of God. Joshua highly exhorted them all to be faithful and obedient in the service of the Lord God Almighty. His work being done, Joshua died at the age of one hundred-ten years old. In my opinion, this great military commander died in the highest of honor. After his death, Joshua was buried in his own city of Timmath-serah. This was located in the hill country of Ephraim. Joshua stood as one of the greatest examples in the Old Testament history.

Looking at the background of the life of Joshua, it is recorded that he was the son of Nun, born a slave of Egypt, and was selected as a representative of the tribe of Ephraim. The name Joshua means "the Lord saves" (or "the Lord is salvation"). In the Greek language, this name means "Jesus." Moses changed his name from Oshea to Joshua: "Jehovah is help.

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