Key Verse: Verse 3 - “Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.”
Key Words: that I have given unto you
The book of Joshua starts with the word now. This word links the book of Deuteronomy with the book of Joshua. Moses is referred to as “the servant of the Lord.” What a compliment! God Himself referred to Moses as a servant of His. Now Moses is dead, but God’s Word continues to go forward. Leaders may change but God doesn’t.
Now that Moses is dead, Joshua is to take over and go forward over the Jordan River to possess what has been promised. It’s interesting to note that the book begins with Moses’ death and ends with Joshua’s death. Every place God’s people tread, God has given the land to them. This is what God intended for His people forty years earlier. (See Numbers 13.)
I read recently about a young man who was very impressed by a motto on a sticker that said, “LET GOD.” He cut out the six letters, pasted them on a card, and hung the motto on his bedroom wall. Somehow the blessing he sought did not seem to come. One day, however, he found the last letter had dropped off his board, leaving the motto “LET GO.”
When we let go of all the things that hinder us: our will, our plans, and selfish desires, then Joshua 1:3 can and will be fulfilled: “Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.”
The pastor from India said, “That was no mistake. I found the true and living God because I searched for Him with all my heart.” And so can you!
What to do:
✞Many blessings of God are missed because we fail to go forward, so I challenge you to move forward.
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