Welcome to today's encouragement. Today's reading titled never give up was written by Patricia Rabin. Time went by. War came in that's how Bishop Semi-Nego of the Kaliko people of south sudan described delays in his church's long struggle to get the Bible in their own language. Not one word in fact had ever been printed in the Calico language. Decades earlier Bishop Nego's grandfather had courageously started a bible translation project, but war and unrest kept halting the effort.
Yet, despite repeated attacks on their refugee camps in Northern Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Bishop and fellow believers kept the project alive. Their persistence paid off after nearly three decades. The New Testament Bible in Calico was delivered to the refugees in a rousing celebration. The motivation of the Kaliko is beyond words, said one project consultant. The commitment of the Kaliko reflects the perseverance God asked of Joshua, as God told him in Joshua 1:8
8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may [a]be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will [b]achieve success.
The kaliko pursued the translation of scripture. Now, when you see them in the camps, they are smiling said. One translator, hearing and understanding the Bible gives them hope.
Like the Kaliko people, may we never give up seeking the power and wisdom of scripture. Today our daily devotional scripture reading is from the Book of Joshua Chapter 1:1- 9
1 Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ [a]servant, saying, 2 “Moses My servant is dead; so now arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel. 3 Every place on which the sole of your foot steps, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon, even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and as far as the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun will be your territory. 5 No one will be able to oppose you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not desert you nor abandon you. 6 Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very courageous; [b]be careful to do according to all the Law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may [c]achieve success wherever you go. 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may [d]be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will [e]achieve success. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be terrified nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Let's pray, our heavenly father. We thank you for the gift of the scriptures and how we grow and mature, as we study stir up in us, a greater hunger to know you better and allow you to guide us through your spirit as we apply what we learn to our lives. Thank you God, for your great love for us, may our lives reflect our great love for you, lord. Thank you, lord!
It's in Jesus name, we pray amen. Today's encouragement was provided by our daily bread ministries
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