Lesson: The Turning of the Will<br>
Reading: We will serve the Lord<br>
Reference: Josh. 24:15-24<br><br>
Joshua 24:15: And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.<br>
Joshua 24:16: And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;<br>
Joshua 24:17: For the Lord our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:<br>
Joshua 24:18: And the Lord drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the Lord; for he is our God.<br>
Joshua 24:19: And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.<br>
Joshua 24:20: If ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.<br>
Joshua 24:21: And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the Lord.<br>
Joshua 24:22: And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the Lord, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.<br>
Joshua 24:23: Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel.<br>
Joshua 24:24: And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.<br>
(KJV)<br>