" 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 ,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.
Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon , that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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." Joshua 1:1-9
New life comes with new rules and commandments. Doing the same old stuff and looking for new results is excuse the term,, insane. Surely the Savior has done all these great works to free us from bondage, deliver us from the horrors of sin, transgressions and iniquity, even built a new highway just for us all to travel upon. Just like David he already purchased all the things we would need to fill and glorify his temple (us). And now he'll even help you design it and put it together, in his image.
SALVATION BRINGS CHANGE
Joshua in verse one is doing more than being told what to do, he's being repositioned. The communication instrument changes, the Adonai (Lord) needs to talk to him so that he will know what to do with his people. Notice it's not all about just Joshua but what Joshua-Salvation does for the people.
"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."
Now you gotta get up and move! Arise and go, see we can't stay in the same place and get the job done. This is the very first order, and the most important. Its not the first time we see this happen,,,,,
Noah has to relocate in the Ark- Genesis 6:13-22
Abraham had to leave the Land of Ur-Genesis 12:1
Not to mention the people come out of Egypt by the mighty hand of Elohiym (God).
And in each one of these stories there is a place of positioning, a goal of destiny. In this story of Salvation, its the land flowing with milk and honey. He tells him where to go! Over the Jordan=the descender,,,, we all must symbolize this death and rebirth. Many years later our Savior would be baptized in this very spot, keeping his own commandment, fulfilling completely it's purpose.
How does this apply to us? What is our planned destiny of our Salvation walk? The New Jerusalem!
"Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon , that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses."
Heres the promise, supply and provision! It's all a part of the plan. Every word that was said by the mouth of Elohiym (God) will come to pass. He spoke it, we're a part of Salvation, we can have it,,,thats it! Do we make to little a thing of this Savation that carries with it, all the perks of our Savior and new life??? God forbid! Everywhere you walk and place your feet will be refreshed and alive, because of the resurrection within you. And we'll see why shortly. Halleluyah!
"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."
Remember they first walked the wilderness, now it's theirs, that place where they went through all their trials and affliction that brought them to this point. This Lebanon=whiteness, to be purified, grow white.
and to the great river Euphrates=to break forth into fruitfulness. (Seeing the change?)
Now when they are cleansed thus far, they are ready to take over or back their territory! Halleluyah!
So we now,,,,
Get repositioned
During which we keep constant communication with the Adonai (Lord)
Arise and Move
We are given supply and provision
We must die and be resurrected
We are cleansed and made ready for our fruitfulness
Now! whats the first land of our conquering? Every one of the "ites" of Canaan have something to do with the getting rid of the old and bringing in the new. These people represent character traits. See what we said, that everywhere Salvation would conquer would represent something conquered from within? Lets see,,,
" all the land of the Hittites,,,,,"
Hittite=descendant of Heth- Terror, fearful.
Fear and terror is not of Adonai (Lord) Jesus, instead his spirit is bold and fearless.
In the begining of the Adonai (Lord) calling me into ministry, I remember I used to be terrorfied I was going to say or do the wrong thing, fear that he would'nt be pleased and I would be a dissapointment to him. I remember we would have a conversation everytime I got asked to teach or preach, it went something like this,,,,," Lord I don't know why you got me doing this or how you even chose me, but I don't know what to do, so if your not coming with me I can't do it, I need you, help me, help your people."
I did'nt have any preachers or good mentors in my life yet, it was just me and Jesus, I did'nt understand that I had everything I needed and Also that was how he wanted it. And you know what happened??? He'd show up and show out, I was quoting scriptures I don't even think I read, with authority in my voice and I sang out of my toes (that means it went deep). After a while I learnt never did I have to rely on my own ability that he would do it, he would tend his people,,,,,guess what? The fear was gone!
Can you see why this Hittite is the first place in salvation Joshua has to allow the Adonai (Lord) to help him conquer? The first enemy within. For our Adonai's (Lord's) ways has nothing to do with fear,,,,,
"For Elohiym (God) hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. " 1 Timothy 1:7
"Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15) And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16) Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked,
17) And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18) Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;"
"Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise" Isaiah 60:18
This is not something that we think about so we never give the Adonai (Lord) the opportunity to motivate and encourage us! So he's patient and long suffering and theres a people he has just waiting for you to help to their destiny! But first theirs those places in Canaan that need to be conquered. Then even all the great sea (his word) towards the place of the setting sun (west-symbolizes, mans richest things) and access to the beach to walk upon in the twilight is all yours!
",,,,and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast."
Our new life is so exciting. Knowing he'll be with us every step of the way. Remember he is the architect and supervisor, theres no kinks in his design.
Till we meet again, let the Spirit's voice echo into your heart, this is the building of New Life in our Savior of Salvation. Arise and Move, Do not fear!!!
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