ARISE OH GOD OF JOSHUA

Post date: Feb 20, 2015 4:57:38 AM

Beloved, the love of God for your life, for your success, for breakthrough in what you are doing, for your spouse, children and the entire family; for your overall healing and defense against diseases, and wickedness from the devil; for your preservation and security, and for your establishment in what He had promised had not in any way diminished. They are as strong as they were the very day God made you in His image and likeness; the very day you accepted Christ Jesus as your only Lord and Savior; the very day He took away your sins and guilt; the very day He sent Jesus Christ to the world to lead the world back to Himself and to show the world things they should do; the very day Christ Jesus shed His blood on the cross at Calvary and cried 'it is finished'. Nothing had been taken away from you; nothing will be kept back from you, and nothing will stop you from fulfilling all that God in His love had promised you according to His words.

Everything about you then, now and in the future; everything about your entire life and your profession; everything about your services to God and to man; everything about your dreams and desires; about your children’s welfare now and in the future, are being closely monitored by your God. God will do everything to keep you safe in His hands irrespective of what the devil will try. Right from the very beginning of time, God had showed Himself strong and capable of being What and Who the Holy Scripture had said He is. He had showed before and will continue to show now; He had proved then, and will to prove His willingness and ability to bring help, to bless, to defend, to deliver, to sustain, and to you lift up from every kind of situation again. He will do that everyone who voluntarily decides to identify themselves with Him in all things; He is willing to help us at all times, in all things, and in every place we will ever go or dwell: He is willing to walk with us through the day and the night, and in all situations; God is willing to walk with us even when we walk through the valley of the shadow of dead as He did with David.

At a critical time when Israel needed a leader after the demise of Moses, far beyond the thoughts and imaginations of the people that were around Moses, far beyond their knowledge, far beyond the need for experience hands, God called Joshua, and God made him the leader to succeed Moses. While people were looking for an open display of military experience, physical ability, mental knowledge of what to do, and how to do it, God was looking for a man with spiritual ability, with a trusted heart, a dedicated heart, a submissive heart, a willing heart, and a trusted hand to take over from Moses, contrary to their thoughts, God found all the qualities He needed in Joshua and placed Him where He wanted as their leader.

The God of Joshua looked beyond the expectations of men to chose Joshua instead, to lift him up from being irrelevant in the affairs of Israel, from being a servant forever, from going out without a reward after following Moses for many years; God lifted him to a position of recognition, a position of prominence, a position of dignity, and a position that people will respect him rather than discarding him without respect; that same God is still alive today and will do the same for you as He did for Joshua. You will not be a servant forever, you will not be denied from the position you merit when the time comes, you will not be discharged without honor and without a compensation that is not proportionate to your years of service. God will not bring someone else to lord over you when you are faithful and honest with Him.

As in the days of Joshua, so it is in our days; God is looking for men and women to lift up high; He is looking for people to take beyond human expectations and wicked manipulations; He is looking for people to establish in His vineyards; to place in large and small organizations, and in His presence. He is looking for people with trusted hearts, dedicated hearts, submissive hearts, willing hearts, and trusted hands to use. “After Moses, the servant of the Lord, had died, the Lord spoke to Joshua, announcing to him, --- Now get ready ---.” Joshua 1:1-2. For prayers, Click here