“Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.”
Joshua 23:14 NIV
God’s Promises Never Fail
Historically, even though negative motivations pushed many immigrant groups away from their homelands, some groups came to Canada for opportunities and adventures presented to them by Canadian immigration agencies. Advertisements for the Canadian West were distributed in different European countries, and the recruitment of diverse desirable immigrants by Canadian immigration agents flourished. Some of the most ethnically and culturally desirable immigrants to Canada, between 1867 and 1914, were the British, Belgian, American, Polish, Dutch, German, Finnish, and Scandinavian agriculturalists.
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Joshua walked with the Lord his entire life. He trusted every promise God gave Him, even when so many others around him did not. The view of life from old age is a great gift and what Joshua says as he is about to enter his eternal reward is worth hearing. In Joshua 23:14 we read, “‘Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.’” I can’t imagine how many promises God made to Joshua throughout his life. But they were many, and so what he says here we must hear carefully. Not a single promise God made to him over those years failed. Not one. The God of Joshua is our God as well—the same promise-keeping God that he had, we have. And just as He never failed on his myriad promises to Joshua, he won’t for us either. All the promises God gives you in His word He is going to keep. So, stand on them and trust Him. And then wait.
These have been words from the heart.
Bob Beasley