MONDAY NOVEMBER 25
“I
will give you every place where I set your foot, as I promised.” Jos 1:3 NIV
GET
READY TO MOVE (2)
Can you imagine how Joshua felt stepping into Moses’
shoes? He needed assurance, so God told him: (1) “I will give you every place where you set your foot.” In other
words, just step out in faith and claim it. It’s yours, if you’re willing to
walk toward it an take possession. Would it be easy? Would they get there
overnight? No, but their confidence came from the words, “as I promised.” The
song goes: “Standing on the promises that cannot fail; when the howling winds
of doubt and fear assail. Standing on the living word I shall prevail; standing
on the promises of God.” (2) “No one will
be able to stand up against you all the days of your life” (v. 5 NIV). Will
you face critics? Yes. Will you come under attack? Yes. There were thirty-one
kings, seven nations, and giants the size of telephone poles waiting for the
Israelites in the Promised Land. But every battle you fight is just an
opportunity for God to show Himself strong on your behalf. (3) “As I was with Moses, so I will be with you” (v. 5 NIV). If you’re
anxious about the future, recall God’s faithfulness to you in the past. At the
end of his life Joshua wrote: “Now I am about to go the way of all the earth.
You know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the
Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled” (Jos 23:14
NIV). And the God who came through for Joshua, will come through for you.
Taken
from the Word for you Today devotional
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