Arise My Joshua's pt 2

Many in the body of Christ are battle weary and defeated. What is it going to take to begin to walk in victory and have the promises of God operating in our lives? I know for me personally, many times I have asked God where is your power? Where is the victory? Why are those around us so sick and dying? When will we begin to see your power Lord? When I ask these questions the Holy Spirit always leads me to one thing. Back to the basics. Obedience yields holiness and holiness yields power and power yields the overcoming anointing to possess our promise land.

Look at this verse again with more detail. Joshua 1:8 Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.(NLT)

I am going to stay on this until we get it. It is a very important basic. One of the first steps to victory and entering into your promise land. How many times have you wondered why God hasn't answered your prayers? How many times have you said a little patty cake 5 minute prayer and then wondered why it don't work? How many times have you seen those around you sick and dying and wondered where is God's power, the power of the bible? I'll tell you where God's power is, It's in YOU! But you haven't learned through obedience of God's word to let HIS power flow out of you to change your situation or the life's of the people around you that need a miracle.

Now if you really want things to change in you life, lets start by keeping our mind on God and Godly things. That is doing this verse stated above. In that, you are obeying, learning and strengthen yourself with holiness that is being converted into Gods power in you. You are charging your power battery inside. Here are some suggestions for those who thing they don't have time to study the book of instruction or meditate on his word.

Turn off the TV when you get home from work. Get off your facebook and twitter. Get off the phone. Stop spending hours texting all your friends with the latest gossip or movie and book reviews. If you work, have lunch with GOD. I used to go to my car and eat the word or worship. You can find time to spend with God if you really want change. Take a little bit at a time. 1,2 or 3 chapters is not a lot. When you read it, ponder in what you have read through the day. Think on it, question who, what, where, when and how. Then ask How can I apply what I read to my life. Then do it, apply it to your life.

Verse 11 says this: "Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, saying, 'Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you are to cross this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you, to possess it.'"

We need to prepare ourselves to enter the promise land. It doesn't just come because you said a patty cake 5 minute prayer. Prepare by obeying verse 8 above. Stop waiting on someone else to do it for you. We all have to work out our own salvation every day. Your promise and prayer being answered may not come on the preacher's back that's praying for you. Your healing manifesting need not depend on if anyone prays or lays hands on you. Your deliverance doesn't depend on that minister breaking the yoke off you. Remember Christ is in you and flows through you with power as you abide in him through knowing his word, obedience and holiness.

I want to end today with one more verse for you to ponder on. 13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you saying The LORD your God hath given you rest and hath given you this land.

Look at what rest means: CEASE. abandon (2), allays (1), allow (1), appease (1), appeased (1), been at rest (1), calm (1), came to rest (1), camped (1), cast down (1), cast...down (1), deposit (3), deposited (1), down (1), enter into rest (1), find...rest (1), forsake (1), free (1), free space (2), give comfort (1), give rest (17), given rest (3), gives rest (1), had rest (1), idle* (1), laid (2), lay (8), lay down (1), laying (1), leave (8), left (7), let alone (4), let go* (1), permitted (2), place (2), placed (4), put (6), put it aside (1), put down (1), put aside (1), remain (3), resides (1), rest (14), rested (6), resting (1), rests (2), rid themselves (2), satisfy (1), set (4), set down (3), settle (2), settled (1), space* (1), spent (1), stationed (2), wait quietly (1), waited (1).

Rest in knowing God is in control today. Rest in knowing he has already given you the promise land. Now it's matter of evicting the enemy and occuping till he comes. God is going to teach us how to do that. Go on to read chapter 2-4 and I will make some comments on it next time.