"Be Strong & Courageous"

When the World Has Gone Crazy
"Be Strong & Courageous"
Joshua 1:1-9

1After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' aide: 2"Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give them - to the Israelites. 3I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. 4Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates - all the Hittite county - to the Great Sea on the west. 5No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
6"Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. 7Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."


I.Go forward. (vs. 1-5)
Continue to go forward in your daily life. Do not regress or stay the same. God commands us in Matthew 28:19 to "GO and make disciples..."

II. Obey God's Word. (vs. 7)
Every problem in the world would be solved if everyone would just obey God's
word.
"Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."
*James 1:22

III. Consume God's Word. (v. 8)
Consume "spiritual food" just like a linebacker in football must consume food to keep up his strength. Meditate means to think about it over and over until you get it/do it without thinking about it. We are called to meditate on God's word and to do it until it becomes 2nd nature to us.
Success=Abundant Life!

IV. Be strong and courageous. (vs. 6, 7, and 9)
Be strong in God. Do not be discourage. We are never alone. God is with you ALWAYS.



Scripture from NIV translation.