Have you heard?

Since my last entry, I have read Joshua 8:16-13:16 and John 12:1-13:38. My favorite verses are:

Joshua 9:9 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt.

John 12:12-13 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

In both of these scriptures, someone heard about the Lord. In Joshua, it was a “tribe” of the descendants of Gibeon who heard of the destructive power of God against his enemies and did not want to experience His wrath. They deceived the Israelites into believing they were from a far away country, but it saved their lives. In the second passage, the people heard that Jesus was coming, and they gathered to worship Him. People need to hear about God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. If His children are not telling about Him, others will not hear! Talk about the Lord so that people can say they heard about Him from you.