Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Joshua 22:21-34
by: Liz Green.
Things are not always as they seem. How often are our actions misunderstood or do we attribute the worst possible motives to another person? As the Israelites were settling the promised land, the tribes west of the Jordan assumed the worst of the tribes across the Jordan regarding use of this altar. The tribes to the east of the Jordan feared their descendants would be cut-off from the worship of Yahweh. Everyone wanted to be sure the altar represented true Yahweh worship. This issue was resolved not by fighting, but by listening to one another. Let us not assume the worst, but listen carefully until we understand one another.