Salvation

With Bishop David Muriithi.

Joshua 1:1-8 NIV [1] After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: [2] “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites. [3] I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. [4] Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. [5] No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. [6] Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them. [7] “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. [8] Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

https://bible.com/bible/111/jos.1.1-8.NIV

• God wants you to possess the land.
• But there were seven nations larger and stronger than Israel occupying the land.
• For them to overcome the nations, God had to give them a strategy.
• We need a strategy to guide.
• Strategies need confidence to execute them.
• Confidence is affected by: poor/bad experiences, emotions, and excuses.

Strategies God Gives Joshua

1. Be clear in your direction. God outlines the what, the when, the where and the why.
2. Be confident in your desires. James 1:8 NIV. [8] Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. https://bible.com/bible/111/jas.1.8.NIV.
3. Be committed to your decisions. Never look back. Luke 9:62 NIV[62] Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”https://bible.com/bible/111/luk.9.62.NIV. Joshua was not to be discouraged. What Affects Commitment?
   1. Problems (and troubles).
   2. Pressures (and responsibilities).
   3. People (and their words).
4. Be corrected by your defeats. Verse 7. Mistakes are part of life. Romans 3:23 NIV. [23] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, https://bible.com/bible/111/rom.3.23.NIV. Also, verse 18. Admit wrongs, and do something about it. Learn from the mistakes, be a quick learner from YOUR mistakes.
5. Be conscious of God’s dependability. Verse 5. As God was with Moses, so would He be with Joshua – He promised. He is dependable and not a respecter of persons.

And may the book of the law not depart from your mouth.