Deuteronomy 34:9 (KJV)
And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.

I imagine that most people think of “the laying on of hands” of preachers, at an ordination of a young preacher, as a formality. It certainly isn’t magical. No bolts fly from the sky and this young preacher still wrestles to grow in his ministry.

But I think a person could say all of that was true of Joshua too. Prior to Moses laying his hands on Joshua:

There were years of personal serviceAs Joshua worked under Moses.

There was observation and growthAs both men watched the other, Joshua was trained and Moses grew in trust of Joshua.

There were battles and trialsWhere Joshua proved himself as a qualified leader for Israel.

But then the Bible says Joshua possessed the spirit of wisdom “for Moses had laid his hands upon him.”

The testing and training and time must not be neglected, but then, neither should our faith in God passing gifts from one preacher to another.

To my readers:
I would love to hear from you. Leave comments below.

For this and more than 4000 earlier Daily Visits with God visit https://mckenzie-visit-with-god.blogspot.com. There you will find daily visits going back to 2006.

If you have been blessed by this blog, please subscribe to my feed and share it with others.

For more resources from Pastor Marvin McKenzie visit http://puyallupbaptistchurch.com.

My books are available at:
My author spotlight at Lulu.com:
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/marvinmckenzie

My author Page for Kindle/Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/author/marvinmckenzie

Deuteronomy 34:9 (KJV) Passing On Our Gifts

Please consider helping our church’s teen department by signing up for cash back shopping at http://www.dubli.com/M04VB. This program has three levels of participation, the first being completely free.