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said to him, “There shall not any man be eternal character.
able to stand before thee all the days of If we are going to experience victory in
thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be our lives as the people of God, we too must
with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake learn to submit to the will of God and al-
thee. Be strong and of a good courage: for low Him to go before us and direct us. We
unto this people shalt thou divide for an must also learn something of the holiness
inheritance the land, which I sware unto of God and separate ourselves from the
their fathers to give them” (Jos 1:5-6). world that we might be sons and daugh-
We too, as the people of God today, can ters of the Lord Almighty (2Co 6:17-18).
be overcomers through the Lord Jesus. We Joshua was a man of commitment. It is
are called to be “strong in the Lord, and written of him that he wholly followed
in the power of his might” (Eph 6:10). We the Lord his God (Num 32:12). Paul urges
can live a victorious life, “strengthened us to let the love of Christ constrain us to
with all might, according to his glorious follow Him, and not to live unto ourselves
power” (Col 1:11). The psalmist wrote, but unto Him who died for us and rose
“Blessed is the man whose strength is in again (2Co 5:14-15).
thee” (Psa 84:5). Joshua was also a man of consecra-
Joshua had to learn submission to the tion. The secret to Joshua’s success was
Lord and dependence upon Him if he was his consecration, his dependence on the
going to experience victory in the fight Lord and his devotion to His Word. The
against the enemy. When he was near Lord said to him, “This book of the law
Jericho, he saw a man with a sword in his shall not depart out of thy mouth; but
hand. Joshua asked the man if he was a thou shalt meditate therein day and night,
friend or an enemy. The man replied that that thou mayest observe to do all that is
he was captain of the host of the Lord. written therein: for then thou shalt make
He told Joshua to loose his shoe from off thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt
his foot because he was standing on holy have good success” (Jos 1:8).
ground (Jos 5:13-15). The psalmist wrote of the blessed man:
Joshua had to submit to God’s control “His delight is in the law of the LORD, and
and allow Him to go before him to face in his law doth he meditate day and night”
the enemy. When a great company came (Psa 1:2). Paul exhorted Timothy to give
against Israel, King Jehoshaphat realized attendance to reading the Word of God,
that they were helpless against the enemy to give himself wholly to its doctrines,
but acknowledged their dependence upon that his profiting might be evident to all
the Lord. Then Jahaziel said, “Thus saith (1Ti 4:13-15).
the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor Joshua was a man of conviction. While
dismayed by reason of this great multi- others might have chosen to serve idols,
tude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s” he made a choice to serve the Lord: “As
(2Ch 20:15). for me and my house, we will serve the
Remember that Moses too had to re- LORD” (Jos 24:15). Samuel reminded Is-
move his shoes from off his feet as he stood rael, “Only fear the LORD, and serve him
on holy ground at the burning bush (Exo in truth with all your heart: for consider
3:1-5). Joshua learned something of God’s how great things he hath done for you”
control. Moses learned something of God’s (1Sa 12:24).

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