Moving On Up!
- Joshua 1:1 (MSG)
- Joshua 1:2 (MSG)
- Joshua 1:3 (MSG)
- Joshua 1:4 (MSG)
- Joshua 1:5 (MSG)
- Joshua 1:6 (MSG)
- Joshua 1:7 (MSG)
- Joshua 1:8 (MSG)
- Joshua 1:9 (MSG)
Joshua was prepared for the promised land by God's Presence for the best institution for learning is Mount. Sinai University, and the greatest qualifier for God's promises is the degree of His presence we consume. It is what we do while we are waiting for the fulfillment of what He promises that will determine if it ever comes to pass.
As a waiter in a restaurant your responsibility is to serve the people in your designated area, assuring that they receive what they are asking for in a timely manner. As God's waiters we are called to serve Him, meeting the needs of those who are in the designated area He has assigned us, if we serve them well, we will be promoted to a place of greater service.
Our service increases because of those who we serve. What God has promised is connected to the spiritual growth of His people. It is not that God is holding back what He has promised, no, He is waiting for us to do our part in preparing those who He has chosen. We must learn to become community oriented rather than individualistic. What God has for us we cannot maintain ourselves, as we grow the team, our inheritance increases.
As kingdom leaders it is not about who can serve us but who we can serve. In helping others we help ourselves, for we all have the same designation. We can't think that we are the "all wise one" that has the complete puzzle figured out. Each person has a piece to offer and together it all begins to fall in place.
Our job is to trust in God, gaining our strength and courage from Him. He will then use us to lead others but we must assure we obey every command so we don't get off course, as Shepherds we will be held accountable for every lost sheep.
The key to obedience is meditation. Placing the word of God before us night and day so that we can learn and make sure we put into practice everything that is in it. Every instruction we need is in the word, we must have a proper balance of the Word in it's entirety if we are going to remain upward living above the fall.
Our faithful service to others will result in faithful service from others to us in return. As long as God is with us people will follow us in what we lead them to do. As long as our strength comes from God we can walk in courage that we will accomplish what He has said we will do.
As a waiter in a restaurant your responsibility is to serve the people in your designated area, assuring that they receive what they are asking for in a timely manner. As God's waiters we are called to serve Him, meeting the needs of those who are in the designated area He has assigned us, if we serve them well, we will be promoted to a place of greater service.
Our service increases because of those who we serve. What God has promised is connected to the spiritual growth of His people. It is not that God is holding back what He has promised, no, He is waiting for us to do our part in preparing those who He has chosen. We must learn to become community oriented rather than individualistic. What God has for us we cannot maintain ourselves, as we grow the team, our inheritance increases.
As kingdom leaders it is not about who can serve us but who we can serve. In helping others we help ourselves, for we all have the same designation. We can't think that we are the "all wise one" that has the complete puzzle figured out. Each person has a piece to offer and together it all begins to fall in place.
Our job is to trust in God, gaining our strength and courage from Him. He will then use us to lead others but we must assure we obey every command so we don't get off course, as Shepherds we will be held accountable for every lost sheep.
The key to obedience is meditation. Placing the word of God before us night and day so that we can learn and make sure we put into practice everything that is in it. Every instruction we need is in the word, we must have a proper balance of the Word in it's entirety if we are going to remain upward living above the fall.
Our faithful service to others will result in faithful service from others to us in return. As long as God is with us people will follow us in what we lead them to do. As long as our strength comes from God we can walk in courage that we will accomplish what He has said we will do.
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