Living in a relationship with our First Love affords us a life trials and tribulations with the ultimate joy of knowing that we have the eternal victory in each battle. The Lord of hosts loves us and gives us the strength from our inner man to be more than conquerors in Him. As we continue to look at Joshua’s life we see that his faith paid off as he was selected by God to lead the children of Israel into the promise land. Even with that great privilege bestowed upon him, Joshua faced many trials through the battles with the inhabitants. The Lord wants to capture your heart and to work in our life to bring the Father glory. As we continue in our relationship we may not know all that He is doing or why He is doing it, but we do have a great promise to keep us; “God is working everything to the good of those who love Him and are called according to His Purpose”. Trusting in our First Love gives us a life of being perfected in every trial. Many at the end of their lives would have loved so many and given their hearts to so many yet, would have never given it to the one that counted the most. Today, let us face the battles and trials in our lives as Joshua did, being obedient to our First Love to be strong and courageous!!! Be Encouraged!!! Have a wonderful life of Loving your First Love on purpose!!!!!
Joshua 1
Joshua Installed as Leader
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. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
10 So Joshua ordered the officers of the people: 11 “Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Get your provisions ready. Three days from now you will cross the Jordan here to go in and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you for your own.’”
12 But to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said, 13 “Remember the command that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you after he said, ‘The LORD your God will give you rest by giving you this land.’ 14 Your wives, your children and your livestock may stay in the land that Moses gave you east of the Jordan, but all your fighting men, ready for battle, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites. You are to help them 15 until the LORD gives them rest, as he has done for you, and until they too have taken possession of the land the LORD your God is giving them. After that, you may go back and occupy your own land, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise.”
16 Then they answered Joshua, “Whatever you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. 17 Just as we fully obeyed Moses, so we will obey you. Only may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses. 18 Whoever rebels against your word and does not obey it, whatever you may command them, will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous!”
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