Christians often run to one of two wrong conclusions. The first is that if there is indeed grace, and we can do nothing to earn our salvation, that obedience is obsolete, a remnant of a by-gone time of sacrifices that we must shun. The second is that obedience is still necessary to gain salvation, that grace is somehow a help, but not itself sufficient to secure us before the Lord. Today, we see that the narrative of Joshua will help us balance both grace and obedience, and help us to see how the two work together to make us God’s people, holy and blameless.
