Sunday, August 17, 2008

When God Considers you wise!!!

JOSHUA 1:6-9


6“Joshua,
you( God gave charge and responsibility to Joshua as well as u in ur daily life)
must be (NO OPTION..... ITS AN ORDER.....Its necessity)
strong and (Strong in the Spirit....Strength comes from the Lord (I can do do everything through Christ who strengthens me" Phil 4:13))
brave!( Do not fear seeing the situations of life but remember the creator is with you.)
You must( No option for u)
lead ( Take charge and lead and as leader you cannot forgo anyone of ur team members)
these people( The people God gave you charge to lead...Ask God to reveal you who are the people you are supposed to lead)
so that ( So if u do all the things above then the below things will happen)
they ( UR people with whom u were entrusted...The people set apart for the Lord)
can ( Have the ability which can be only through the spirit of God WHo only can give ability)
take ( Take...conquer the strongholds of life)
their (What God promised to them)
land.( Your promised future...The future the Creator of this BEautiful nature designed for you)
I ( The Lord God and Almighty)
promised ( The covenant)
their fathers ( with the human race)
that I would ( HE WOULD....tht means he is sure...but under what conditions..lets see)
give them this land.( You will see the future God has designed for you)

But you must((CONDITIONS))
be strong ((Strong in the Lord...Strong enough that u will crush any negative thoughts which take u away from God))
and brave (( Brave enough to do anything the Lord says inspite of not being able to see how God would work things out ))
about obeying the commands ( about listening and doing what the Lord says)
my servant Moses gave you.
If you follow his teachings exactly,(==> Not merely follow teachings BUT EXACTLY WHICH WOULD IMPLY WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND SOUL AND STRENGTH AND MIND)
you will be successful ( God is promising us success coz we are on the Behalf of the Lord now)
in everything you do. ( Not just in somethings....but all things)

Always remember(Sure to remember ALWAYS...EVERY MOMENT...Bcoz if you forgot any single moment ...the devil will pounce upon you that very moment)
what is written in that book of law.(( WHAT THE LORD GAVE US AS HIS LAW)
Speak about that book and study it day and night.( HOw much God wants us to be in his words...he wants us to swim in his love bcoz his word just screams out How much he loves)
Then you can be sure to obey what is written there.( Once we have soo much interaction with the Lord...We can obey as we will know the Lord's heart)
If you do this, you will be wise
((((((((((((( THis is the definition of wise in God's terms...whom God calls as the wise...as we can see in Joshua's case)
18So the LORD said to Moses, “Joshua son of
Nun is very wise.cNUMBERS 27:18

27:18 Joshua … is very wise Literally, “Take Joshua
son of Nun. He is a man with a spirit in him.” This
might mean that Joshua was very wise, or it might
mean that God’s Spirit was with him

So this means that Joshua did all these things which God commanded to do as to reading his word day and night) and so God himself called him not just wise but very wise...
Remember the times where you worked very hard to impress your boss...imagine trying to impress the heavenly boss of all things and that he would call you not just wise but very wise)))))))))))))
and
successful in everything you do. ( As Joshua was in the Lord....He gave him many victories)

Remember,(( Again a word of caution implies God knows what we are weak in and Gives special importance by saying words like "Remember")

I commanded you to be strong and brave.
Don’t be afraid, because the LORD your God
will be with you wherever you go.”
((( God said this again because...Joshua was leading an army which was filled with amateurs..
and they were fighting against people with fortified cities like jericho
who had more experience in fighting as well as better equipment...so God is cautioning
Joshua...NOT AND NOT AGAIN TO LOOK AT THE SITUATION BUT LOOK AT THE LORD WHO DELIVERSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!)

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