Joshua, Chapter 4, Verse 14
That day the LORD exalted
Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and so during his whole life they feared him as they had feared
Moses.
Sometimes we are tempted
to follow any leader who is popular. We forget God’s warning about following
the proud and evil hearted, For lo, the
day is coming, blazing like an oven, when all the proud and all evildoers will
be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire, leaving them
neither root nor branch, says the LORD of hosts.(Mal 3: 19)
We may think that
following the leadership of our bishops is a waste of time. You have said, “It is useless to serve God;
what do we gain by observing God’s requirements, and by going about as mourners-before
the LORD of hosts? But we call the arrogant blessed; for evildoers not only
prosper but even test God and escape.” (Mal 3:14-15)
God knows the heart of a
man and if his heart be true God raises that man up as He did Joshua and Moses.
God is not a God of the past and continues to this day in the action of raising
a man up and He does so in our Priests and Bishops. Just like an architect that
uses rocks and sticks to become temples or bridges God uses men to build his
Kingdom. Strive therefore to be God’s man or women. Emulate Joshua in
proclaiming, if it is displeasing to you
to serve the LORD, choose today whom you will serve, the gods your ancestors
served beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose country you are
dwelling. As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.(Joshua
24:15).
We should have a holy fear
of our Priest and Bishops. We should follow their guidance as we would a
beloved father or brother. Like Joshua that led the armies of God today the
Bishop of Phoenix asks us men to enter into the breach.[1]
A number of the Psalms and other scriptural canticles praise God for giving His people victory in battle and ask for God’s assistance.
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Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my
hands for war, and my fingers for battle; my mercy and my fortress, my
stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, and He in whom I take refuge. Ps 144:
1– 2
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And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior . . . because He who is mighty
has done great things for me, and holy is His name. . . . He
has shown might with His arm, He has scattered the proud in the conceit of
their heart, He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the
lowly.” Lk 1: 46– 47, 49, 51– 52
World Tuberculosis Day[3]
World Tuberculosis Day,
also known as World TB Day, seeks to raise awareness for Tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis is a baterial infectious disease that affects the lungs. It is
estimated that in 2014, 9.6 million people fell ill with Tuberculosis and 1.5
million died from the disease. World Tuberculosis Day is a World Health
Organization holiday that is observed annually on March 24. The celebratory
date commemorates the discovery of Tubercolosis bacteria by Dr. Koch in 1882.
World Tuberculosis Day Facts
& Quotes
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Tuberculosis is the leading killer of
HIV/AIDS-positive people.
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The tuberculosis death rate dropped 47% between
1990 and 2015. The disease is treatable with a six-month course of antibiotics.
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Tuberculosis occurs in every part of the world. The
largest number of cases in the world occur in India, Indonesia, Nigeria,
Pakistan, China and South Africa.
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The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.- Mother Theresa
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