From Struggle to Triumph: Part 3
From Struggle to Triumph: Part 3 || Day 4
Joshua 1:2-11 NKJV
“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory. No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, “Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.’ ”
In the first week we began to declare that the struggle to obtain the inheritance of the Lord is over.
Church, when you were born again you became a co-heir with Christ and a possessor of the inheritance of God. Just because something is yours doesn’t always mean you possess it. But for those of us who have an ear to hear what the Spirit is saying to the church, the struggle to possess the inheritance is over.
In the second week we began to declare that the struggle to obey the Lord is over.
This is something God is doing supernaturally, and we are doing practically. On God’s part, He is performing an Ezekiel 36:26 on you. “And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.” On our part, we have decided that disobedience is not worth our inheritance. We have decided that to obey is better than sacrifice, and that we are willing to completely yield and trust the Lord with everything we are.
Now we declare that the days of sabotaging and compromising our future are over.
Joshua 1:8 NKJV
"This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success."
The Bible says do not let the Book of the Law; the word of God depart from your MOUTH. Church, we need the word in our hearts, we need the word in our minds, but when it comes to making our way successful—we must have the word in our mouth!
The word in your heart will cause you to have a Godly living and keep you away from sin. The word in your mind will cause you to have Godly thinking. But the word in your mouth will cause you to produce a Godly future. The word in your mouth will give you a successful future!