Old Llantrisant Hill
Introduction
- Our faith overcomes the world
- To be strong in the Lord you need to obey the word of the Lord
- Reading v7-8
- Joshua has now taken over from Moses
- 600'000 people
- Untrained soldiers
- If he is to have good success - the word of God must not depart from his mouth
- v6
- Example of Jeremiah and Moses
- 'Be strong and of good courage' - x3 (v6, 7, 9)
- Moses said the same - Deuteronomy 31:7-8
- The people said the same - Joshua 1:18
- There is a history of men being called to positions of leadership - examples
- Deuteronomy 34:9
- God equips them
- Overview:
- Not distorting but obeying God's word
- Meditating, doing and prospering
Not distorting but obeying God's word (v7)
- Reading v7
- Deuteronomy 31:24-26
- The Pentateuch kept next to the Arc of the Covenant
- The ceremonial law had been passed on by Moses
- Joshua had learnt that the word of God had to be followed in a correct way:
- Nadab and Abihu
- Sabbath keeping
- Dishonouring of leaders
- The consequences of people keeping God's word
- Tithing
- Division of the land
- Cities of refuge
- The judicial law
- The building of the Temple
- The Ten Commandments
- The victory against the Amalekites
- The blessings and curses of the law
- The destruction of Jericho
- Compare King Saul
- Saul wanted to do things his way
- Example of offering sacrifices, the battle against the Amalekites
- Application:
- God is calling us to exact obedience to His word
- God enable us to obey
- Joshua sought to live a life pleasing to the Lord
- Do not be like Saul who could not see higher principles
- Jesus taught His disciples the higher principles
- To obey principally the spirit of the law - not to miss big issues to only obey small issues
Meditating, doing and prospering (v8)
- Reading v8
- Meditating:
- Is different than reading or listening to the word of God
- Example of the cow 'chewing the cud'
- Are we 'chewing over' on the word of God?
- Do we think about it 'day and night'?
- Example of video on Facebook
- How often do you listen to the world?
- How are they shaping your world view?
- Is your mind being shaped by the word of God?
- Colossians 3:16
- Jeremiah 15:16
- Doing:
- We must meditate and do - v7, 8
- We must first understand and then put it into practice
- Prospering:
- If we obey God, we will prosper
- Not riches
- Spiritual prosperity
- The fruit of the Spirit
- Example of David, Joseph, King Uzziah and King Hezekiah
- Quote from Psalms
- Joshua 21:44-45