Deuteronomy 31:23a The Lord gave this command to Joshua son of Nun: (The stories the Lord has chosen to tell us in Scripture are pictures for us and of us today. Here is a picture of the mantle of leadership being passed from Moses to his protégé. Beginning at eighty years of age, Moses had fulfilled the specific purpose the Lord had for him regarding His people. His work was done. Now the Lord was calling a new leader into His service. The Lord charged Joshua, commissioned him, appointed him, to be His next messenger to His people. We, too, have been called and appointed. We have learned from those who have gone before us and taught us, and now the Lord is placing on us His commission. We have work to do. He is calling us into His purposes.)
