Faithful to the end "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," Joshua 24:15. (Preached in Gilford FPC) The final days of Joshua present a model for us all to note and heed. It is to be noticed that verse 29 tells us that he died just after these events. It is clear that to the end, Joshua was faithful to the Lord and was most anxious to promote faithfulness amongst the people of God. What a perfect paragon the man is for us all, especially the servants of God. I have lived with the words of old Pastor J Kyle Paisley, spoken to me just after I started my studies in the Free Church: "It is not how you start that counts but how you finish!" Joshua finished well. Paul the apostle obviously had the aspiration to achieve the same finish to his life's work. In Acts 20 he said to the elders of Ephesus: "The Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God," Acts 20:23-24. As he knew his life was drawing to an end he said: "The time of my departure is at hand," 2 Timothy 4:6. And in the face of that wonderful event he was able to declare: 2 Timothy 4:7-8. Let such be the holy ambition of us all who love the Lord. In this chapter please note: