#595 ELDER'S EXHORTATION (Br. Vid & Br. John, 3-16-24)

God's work perpetually moves forward, meaning it never stagnates. Two critical men stood alongside Moses, Aaron, and Joshua. The first was responsible for caving into the people's will and producing the image of a golden calf, reflecting the idolatry of Egypt. The other young man waited forty days at the mountain's base, anticipating Moses's return.

Joshua's decision reflected God's will, which is never the people's will: "Therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.