Daily I am battered by an array of stimuli. 

A glance at my desk reveals files, books, emails, lists, magazines, and DVDs that call for my attention. At times I feel myself immobilized by the diversity and complexity of stimuli. 

Daily I have to choose what to do based on priority and commitment.  It occurred to me that my desk is a picture of our culture - cluttered lives filled with daily important decisions that demand to be first in line. 

I'm reminded that Scriptures have a way of confronting us, and that's what Joshua was doing in Joshua 24.  He was bringing clarity to the choices before the people then and today.