YOU SHALL HAVE GOOD SUCCESS

Post date: May 3, 2013 4:07:16 AM

Under Joshua’s unexpected choice by God, untrained, inexperienced, unranked in the knowledge and wisdom needed in effective leadership in any capacity in Israel, the people soon realized that it is only through faith in God and total obedience to all of His words alone, rather than military might, numerical superiority, human knowledge and wisdom, believers can have all the victory that they deserve in life and in any physical and spiritual warfare that they are involved in.

The promise to Joshua was that he shall have good success despite the oppositions and the battles that he was to face in his duties. Those were the words that changed Joshua’s life from being a servant to being a successful leader in Israel. God will never flatter you in anyway, He is what He says, and He does what He said, His words are forever, they cannot be amended and cannot be changed by any man in any tough or simple situation, nothing can be added to it or taken from it. It is spoken and written with all assurances, believed in faith, accepted through faith, and it is active and always very effective through faith.

Without faith, it is completely impossible to please God, to receive from Him and to fulfill any of His promises to you. The continuous combination of obedience and faith will definitely open the door for you to receive all the promises of God for your life. An active and rewarding faith is seen and expressed in absolutely believing in our Lord God despite what the people are sayings, what your feelings and opinions are, following Him despite the situation and acting always on His words and doing things that truly reflects your believes.

Success comes through diligence and adherence to laid down instructions. No one will ever have his or her deserved success without following instructions despite the amount of work done and the knowledge and wisdom expended, and for Joshua to succeed despite being appointed by God, he must follow instructions.     

These were the promises to Joshua; “Every place upon which the sole of your foot shall tread, that have I given to you, as I promised Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon to the great river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites and to the Great Mediterranean Sea on the west shall be your territory. No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you” Joshua 1:3-5. The promises ended with an amazing and encouraging statement “I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you” That same word also ends every promise of God to you in your present situation and in other situations to come.

The presence of God will always make a difference and will always bring success that are bigger than your wildest imagination, strength, wisdom and knowledge in every situation, location and in every profession under the sun. All believers in Christ Jesus are given equal grace to succeed in life and in their professions when they diligently follow the instructions of God. 

For Joshua to accomplish the promise, he was given the following instructions. “Be strong and of good courage, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Only you be strong and very courageous, that you may do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you. Turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success. Have not I commanded you? Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous. Be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:6-9. Joshua followed these instructions and succeeded; despite God’s promises to you, following His instructions from today, you shall have good success in this life. For Prayers Click here