Joshua 1:1-9
THE LORD'S CHARGE TO JOSHUA
LEADERS COME AND LEADERS GO
V:1. " After the death of Moses the Lord's servant, the
Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' assistant. "
1. Every leader
has a term limit set by God.
2. Moses served 40
years. Then God took Moses to the valley
of Moab
was buried. Due 34:5-7
3. God selects
leaders for His people.
4. God is in
control of leaders.
5. Every leader is
allowed to take God's people to a certain level.
6. Moses was
commissioned by God to bring Israel
out of slavery and to the
edge of the
promise land.
NEW LEADERS ARE COMMISSIONED BY GOD
V:2. "He said, "Moses my servant is dead.
Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites,
across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them."
A. When time for
one leader is up, God selects another leader.
2. Joshua was
commissioned to take Israel
into the promise land.
3. God
blesses his people according to His promises.
Genesis 13:15
4. God keeps
His promises.
5. The
promises of God to man in the Bible maybe more than 5500.
B. What happens to you has nothing to do with
who is in office.
1. What
happens to you has to with God's plan for your life.
2. Israel
spent 400 years in slavery, not because the Pharaohs of Egypt were
corrupt,
but because God planned the nation development in slavery.
Genesis
15:13
GOD ALWAYS KEEPS HIS PROMISES
V:3-4 " I promise you what I promised Moses: 'Wherever
you set foot, you will be on land I have given you—4 from the Negev wilderness
in the south to the Lebanon mountains in the north, from the Euphrates River in
the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, including all the land of the
Hittites."
A. Never set your
hopes and aspirations on the leaders who are temporary.
1. Set you
hope on the God who is eternal.
2. Set your
hope on the God who never changes.
3. God allows
leaders to make polices and changes that affect you according to His
divine
plan for your life.
4. All things
work together for the good of those who love the Lord and are called
according
to His purposes.
B. God's promises
are not for a season.
1. God's
promises are forever.
2. God's promises are for all generations.
3. What He did for Israel He will do for you.
GOD IS YOUR PROTECTION
V:5. " No one will be able to stand against you as long
as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or
abandon you."
A. No president or
leader of any nation will be able to stand against God.
1. No
president or leader of any nation will be able to stand against the people
of.
2. Who are the people of God?
a. Those
who love the God are His people
b. The
evidence of our love for God is obedience to His commandments.
John
14:21
B. The Lord cannot
lie and He cannot fail.
1. David
said, I was young and now I am old, but I have never seen the righteous
forsaken
or their children begging bread. Psalms
37:25
2. World
leaders are not the authority over your life, but God is.
YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL
V:6 "Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who
will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I
would give them." Genesis 13:15
A. God never said
that your life would not have problems.
1. God never
said that everyone would treat you with justice.
2. God did say
that the life of a man is but a few years and full of trouble.
B. Notice the text;
God did say that we need to be strong and courageous because
we will have
trouble.
1. God did say
that you will get what I promised you.
2. God did say
that our work will be successful.
3. The reason
you need to be strong and courageous, is because you will have stand
against
the wise of the devil.
4. The reason
you need to be strong and courageous is because you need the
patience
to stand by and watch God take care of you problems.
5. God is
glorified in our troubles.
LIFE STYLE OF OBEDIENCE
V:7-8. " Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to
obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning
either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything
you do.8 Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and
night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you
prosper and succeed in all you do."
A. Some of God's
promises are conditional on our obedience to His commands.
1. You can't
modify God's Word to fit your beliefs.
2. Don't go
to the right, don't go to the left, do exactly what God said for you
to do.
B. Study God's
Word so you know for yourself what it means.
1. Study the
Word so you can apply it to your life.
2. Make the Word of God the basis for any
decision you make.
3. Make the Word of God the basis for any
action you take.
C. God promised that if you keep His commands,
you will be prosperous.
1. God promised that if you keep His
commands, you will succeed at what
ever
you do.
A COMMAND TO STAND AND SERVE
V:9. " This is
my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the
Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
A. God commands
believers, you and me;
1. To be strong
2. To be
courageous
3. Not to be
afraid.
4. Not to be
discourage
5. This is a
command, not an option.
a. Your
success is contingent on you trusting the Lord.
b. The
promise of success is dependant on your obedience.
B. The reason for
these commands is that He is with us.
1. God is on
the side of faithful believers.
2. God stands
with believers no matter what they are experiencing.
3. God
provides the victory for believers.
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