The Only Mission My Family and I Must Enjoy (Joshua 24:14–18)
The Only Mission My Family and I Must Enjoy (Joshua 24:14–18) 2/15/2026
This is Joshua’s second sermon. In his first sermon, he emphasized that the absolute mission of conquering Canaan was the blessing of preparing God’s Kingdom. The Kingdom of God must be established through Christ the King of kings, and those who would be used for that purpose were first the saved people of Israel, and in this age, it is us who have become the spiritual Israel.
Today’s second sermon is about the covenant concerning me and my family, who will be used for the Kingdom of God. Through Joshua’s own choice and resolution of covenant for himself and his household, he gave the mission that all believers, God’s eternal family, must hold onto.
Difficult times will continue to come. They have already been prophesied (Isaiah 60:2; Matthew 24; 2 Timothy 3). That is why those of us living in this age are important. God chose me first, allowed me to have my family, and desires to bless me and my family for an absolute reason.
What preparation, what choices, and what devotion must we make? Verse 16 declares, “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Within Joshua’s proclamation, we must discover the “only” mission that my family and I will enjoy. Even if we do not have a physical family, we can find this mission within the church, where we have become God’s eternal family.
- “As for me and my household.” This is the mission of holding onto God’s absolute plan for us and our families. It is the beginning of the mission. First, hold onto the covenant. That becomes our faith and the absolute bartizan through which God works. When Abraham entered Canaan, he received the covenant (Genesis 12:1–3) and held onto it. His descendants became Israel. In today’s passage, when Joshua and his coworker Caleb held onto that covenant, their families became models of conquering Canaan.
1) God saved us first to use our families and lineage to save the world (the covenant of source)
When God called Abraham, He said, “You will be a source of blessing.” Those who are saved in Christ will enjoy all the blessings of Abraham (Galatians 3:29). Therefore, the covenant of “only Christ” that we personally hold onto is crucial.
① Only Christ accomplished eternal redemption for me with His own blood (Hebrews 9:12). Redemption from what? From original sin (Romans 5:12), generational sin (Exodus 20:4–5), and my personal sins (1 Peter 3:18).
② In Christ, God has now made us His child and His people, establishing us to enjoy heavenly blessings (Ephesians 1:3–5). Like Abraham, we have become a source of blessing, and through us a blessed family and lineage are formed.
③ As His children and people, God dwells within us by the Holy Spirit and reigns over us.
This is the blessing of God’s Kingdom that we must enjoy (Luke 17:21; Romans 14:17).
Then the forces of darkness are broken (Matthew 12:28), and everything about us becomes a testimony (Acts 1:8).
2) If we hold onto this covenant, every problem my family and I face becomes a time to receive God’s absolute evidence (the covenant of the witness)
① No matter what problem comes, do not be shaken, do not give up, and do not leave it as a wound. Wounds from family relationships can be severe. The Bible even says one’s enemies may be members of one’s own household (Matthew 10:36). But this is a time for spiritual eyes to open. We must win there in a way that shames the devil. After that, our heavenly calling will be realized. Joseph was sold by his brothers, but God turned it into good and formed the twelve tribes of Israel (Genesis 50:21).
② Therefore, the family must become the best team united only in the covenant. Create a team of spiritual summit leaders. The declaration, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord,” was possible because that family was already united.
③ Cast away all unbelief concerning your children (Matthew 8:13). God has called them as the remnant of this age (Romans 11:5). God prepared, chose, and sent them to you. He planted a holy seed within them (Isaiah 6:13). God will raise and establish them (Genesis 45:5). Everything about them will become evidence to save the world, and they will be used as witnesses (Acts 1:8).
3) Pray deeply about how to pass down and continue this covenant to the next generation (the covenant of succession). That is why Deuteronomy 6:4–9 tells us to love the Lord who gave us this covenant with all our life and stake our lives in passing it down.
① Joshua was a descendant of Joseph. Joseph had properly relayed the covenant. Joseph left a will that when God led His people back to Canaan, they should carry his bones with them (Genesis 50:25). Why did he say this? Because he himself had received the covenant God gave to his ancestors (Genesis 13:15; 28:15). Though he was sold into Egypt but received the blessing to become a prime minister, what mattered most to him was the covenant.
② Through his descendants, Christ the eternal covenant would come, but tangible blessings continued as well. From the tribe of Joseph came four judges, including Deborah and Gideon.
- “We will serve the Lord.” This is the mission of success in the Worship.
When does God fulfill the covenant He gave and grant evidence in our lives?
1) It is when we worship the God who gave us the covenant. Worship is the time when we look to Him, exalt Him, and rejoice in Him. From the beginning, humans were created to worship God and enjoy all the blessings He prepared (Genesis 1:27–28). But people rejected God. That is why this passage repeatedly warns not to follow the idols of the Canaanites.
2) How seriously did Joshua value worship?
① In his youth, while serving Moses, he “did not leave the Tent of Meeting” (Exodus 33:11). All the people God used truly lived lives of worship and enjoyed every blessing there.
② When crossing the Jordan and when toppling Jericho, Joshua rose early to worship God (Joshua 3:1; 6:12). Success in worship is success in everything in life. The ten core teachings that Rockefeller’s mother left him centered on the blessing of worship.
3) What is the most important core of worship? What we offer to God is important, but what we receive is even more crucial. that is the Word. Joshua’s strength was that he always followed the Word. God made all his ways prosperous (Joshua 1:7–8). Even within the family, the Word must flow among one another. Then God’s Kingdom and His reign come upon that household.
- “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” This is the mission of the World Evanglism to save everyone through that blessing. Pray that you and your family become a mission home that God uses to save others and the world.
1) Resolve that you and your family will devote yourselves to what others do not do, and that the fruit of it will reveal only the Lord’s glory.
2) Begin something that helps and saves at least one person through what you and your family possess. That is the start of evangelism.
3) Always share conversations of thanksgiving for what God has given and give glory only to Him. That is true forum. If even one pastor, church officer, businessperson, or professional whom God will use arises from within such a family, the world can be changed and saved.
Conclusion – May Joshua’s confession of faith become yours, and may every family be blessed to fulfill these three missions.
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