March Madness is upon us and many are watching the college basketball playoffs. It takes a special kind of person to be in the finals and win. There are so many things working against you. Not only do you need talent and good coaching, but you need everyone to be healthy. If someone is injured then someone has to take up the slack.

Even with all the talent and coaching, there is a certain mind set that each player needs. They need to hate to lose. If they are behind in the first half they need to have enough confidence to say that somehow they can overcome that in the second half. And then there is the pressure of millions of people watching you on TV. I can’t imagine what that is like. I get nervous standing in line at the grocery store.

The story of Joshua offers a compelling parallel to the playoffs. Joshua was the new guy and was largely unproven. How would he do  as a leader taking the place of the great leader Moses? Would he be able to hear from God? Would he have the miracles that Moses had? Right off the bat, he was challenged with crossing the Jordan River when it was at the flood stage. What would he do? See you next time for the answer. Pastor Bob