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Joshua 1:1-10
1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun,
Moses' minister, saying,
2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do
give to them, even to the children of Israel.
3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto
the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I
will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto
their fathers to give them.
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my
servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou
goest.
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest
observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have
good success.
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD
thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, KJV
In life as we know it and understand how it works we like to live and operate in our comfort zone in the security of another’s
actions and responsibility. Doing only what we need to do so we can do what we want to do. Giving us a certain amount of
gain without too much risk of loss. And so we live out our life. But if we want to progress and be promoted we will one day
have to leave that comfort zone and enter into the position of greater responsibility. What we have done in our comfort
zone determines the selection of who will be promoted. As well as prepares us for the promotion. There is no self promotion
here. Only promotion by selection. Remember you provide the information by which the decisions of selection will be made
by your previous actions.
The day of selected promotion came for Joshua. Moses the man who talked face to face with God and who had lead 3
million people for forty years by faith in God to the promised land was getting promoted to his final reward and Joshua has
been selected to take his place. He would no longer be secure under the responsibility and actions of Moses. He will now
be the man who will hear from God and 3 million people will now be his responsibility and in his actions they well be secure
and find their final resting place in the promised land. Joshua had been groomed forty years for this position. Moses had
placed his anointing on him by decree of God. Joshua should have been cool, calm, and collected. But he wasn’t. God was
having to say it is ok Joshua. "As I was with Moses I will be with you, no one will be able to stand before you in defiance." "
Be strong and of a good courage" " only be strong and very courageous" " verse 8" " be strong and of good courage" "be
not afraid" "don't be dismayed" " for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest" . Only then did Joshua take on
his new roll and “command the officers of the people saying". Let this lesson of Joshua be an example for all who are going
to the next zone with verse eight ever of obedience. Do not ever let the word of God cease to flow from your mouth. Let it
be your soft speaking in the night seasons. Ever observe and do the word of God as it is written. Leaving nothing out and
adding nothing to it. You will then be prosperous in the ordained way that you are to go and be successful. Or you will then
break out of where you are and go forward. You will need boldness to get out there in your new roll. But you will need
strength and courage to stay there. And you will always have to walk in the word of God with all of your boldness, strength
and courage to break out of where you are at and go forth into the promises of God. You have been selected for the next
zone by your faith filled and faithful service to God just as Joshua was.
Now Go! And the Lord will be with you. But you must go.