Enoouragement from God's Commandment (Jos. 1:9)

7/31/2009 9:34 AM

SPIRITUAL DIARY

My Worship Time           Focus:  Encouragement from God’s commandment

Bible Reading & Meditation               Reference:  Joshua 1:9

            Message of the verse:  “9 ‘Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.’”

            This is the third time that God tells Joshua to be strong and to be courageous and this is what Joshua would do in his ministry for the Lord as he would lead the children of Israel into battle with their enemies who were the enemies of the Lord.  Not all will be smooth sailing for there will be sins that Joshua will have to deal with, but at the end of Joshua’s life he will be able to look back on it and say “I did it God’s way.”

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  There is much that I can learn from the life of Joshua and put into practice in my life through the power of the Holy Spirit.  I too need to be strong and courageous in all of my work for the Lord, and this can be done as I yield my life to the Spirit of God so that He will fill me in order to do the work that has been prepared for me to do in eternity past.  “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”

My Steps of Faith for Today:

1. Put on the spiritual armor:  The belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of the gospel of truth, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit.
2. Trust the Lord to fill me with His Holy Spirit.
3. Continue to learn contentment.
4. Trust the Lord to guide my path today.
5. Give myself to the Lord for worship and service.
6. Keep a short list with the Lord and seek the Holy Spirit to search my heart for unconfessed sin that I may confess them to the Lord.

7/31/2009 10:06 AM