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 where he died 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 whatever 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.
