Joshua

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In Marvel’s movie, “Thor”, we were introduced to a fictional character named Heimdall. This character was the gatekeeper of a fictional place called Asgard, and possessed incredible strength and abilities. But the greatest quality that the developers gave this character was honor.
Psalm 84:10b NKJV
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Back in reality, and in contrast to the fictional Heimdall, stands Joshua. In Numbers 33:11, we find Joshua fulfilling the duties of a gatekeeper.
Numbers 33:11 NKJV
So the LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle.
Both were fiercely loyal. Heimdall was loyal to the king of Asgard, and served the movie’s creators in making money.
Joshua served God, and was loyal in being a help to Moses.
Both possessed incredible abilities. Heimdall’s was founded in the imaginations of the creators. Joshua’s was in The Almighty God.
Both performed great feats. Heimdall’s were fake, and fleeting. Reserved only in context of a movie.
Joshua’s were certain, and remain for all time and eternity.
While there are many lessons to be learned from Joshua, there are two that stand out to me in light of Psalm 84:10, 11.
The first, Joshua avoided being caught up in the rebellion of those in the camp, by being properly positioned to the one he served. (Exodus 24:13).
The other, Joshua learned that God did not just provide the manna and the quail, but that He was, The Provider, of everything needed. Once the Israelites became obedient and crossed the Jordan River, the promise of “eating from the good of the land”, came to them (Jos. 5:12)
Psalm 84:11 NKJV
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.

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Rick Ferguson is currently a craftsman, working as welder. He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army. His diverse background includes, Radioman, Paratrooper/Pathfinder, and Firefighter/EMT. His travels have taken him across much of America, and to Europe and the Middle East. He has been a student of leadership much of his life, and has a passion for the restoration of Honor and Integrity to the American government. For several years he has held closely the desire of writing a fictional novel. Rick lives in Tennessee with his wife and two of four children.

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