"This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall
meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to
all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous,
and then you will have good success."
Joshua 1:8 (NKJV)
Have you ever started to do something that you were not very confident about, but then you ended up doing it right? While that can happen, most of the time when we get something right and succeed it is because what we did was intentional. If we want to do something right, we usually need to have some idea about what should be done, and a plan about how to do it. People who are successful are not aimlessly going about their business, but they are diligently working with a purpose and doing the things that will bring them success.
When Joshua became the leader of Israel, it was a big thing. Not only was Joshua taking over for Moses, who had successfully led the people of Israel out of bondage in Egypt and to the Promised Land, but now Joshua was in charge of a nation of people, with the responsibility of leading those people into the fulfillment of God's plan for them, that was a huge responsibility! But God was not just sending Joshua out on his own, God gave Joshua a plan on how to succeed in what he needed to do.
In Joshua 1:8, God gave Joshua a plan for success: speak the Word, meditate in the Word, and do the Word. This is the plan that worked for Joshua, and it will work for us too. It was not a matter of Joshua trying something, hoping it would succeed, and if it worked that would be great, God told Joshua exactly what to do. God is giving us the same plan today, so we do not have to just hope for success, and be surprised when it happens. Our success with God can, and should be, intentional, not accidental.
Joshua 1:8 (NKJV)
Have you ever started to do something that you were not very confident about, but then you ended up doing it right? While that can happen, most of the time when we get something right and succeed it is because what we did was intentional. If we want to do something right, we usually need to have some idea about what should be done, and a plan about how to do it. People who are successful are not aimlessly going about their business, but they are diligently working with a purpose and doing the things that will bring them success.
When Joshua became the leader of Israel, it was a big thing. Not only was Joshua taking over for Moses, who had successfully led the people of Israel out of bondage in Egypt and to the Promised Land, but now Joshua was in charge of a nation of people, with the responsibility of leading those people into the fulfillment of God's plan for them, that was a huge responsibility! But God was not just sending Joshua out on his own, God gave Joshua a plan on how to succeed in what he needed to do.
In Joshua 1:8, God gave Joshua a plan for success: speak the Word, meditate in the Word, and do the Word. This is the plan that worked for Joshua, and it will work for us too. It was not a matter of Joshua trying something, hoping it would succeed, and if it worked that would be great, God told Joshua exactly what to do. God is giving us the same plan today, so we do not have to just hope for success, and be surprised when it happens. Our success with God can, and should be, intentional, not accidental.
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