Daily Devotion for 31 August 2025 (13th Monday after Pentecost)

• Psalm 47
• Psalm 8
• 1 Kings 18:1–19
• Ephesians 1:1–23
• Apology of the Augsburg Confession V:213–222

Commemoration

Today we commemorate Joshua, son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim. Most noted for his succession of Moses as Israel’s commander-in-chief, Joshua led a life of devotion to and faith in God. From defeating the Amalekites and being in charge of the tent of meeting to scouting the land of Canaan and leading Israel across the Jordan, Joshua showed steadfast faith in God and His promises. Joshua is especially noted for his final address, in which he, like Moses before him, presented the Israelites with the path of life and the path of death, the path of obedience to God and the path of rebellion, and in which he spoke his most famous words: “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”