Joshua 1:1-5 " You got to go thru THIS "

“ You got to go thru THIS “

Joshua 1:1–5 KJV 1900

1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. 3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. 5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

“ You got to go thru THIS “

Subtitle: “ You can make it “

Some of us today

Are going thru some

Strange - Strenuous - Stressful - Situations

But you HAVE TO GO THRU THIS

And one of the reasons

You have to go thru THIS

Is because

God

Has allowed you to be at this place in your life

Joshua 1:1-5

God wants Joshua to Know

That in spite of what just happen

( Moses death )

And in spite of what

You’re going to face

You can make it ( Edith )

The point of the text

Is Israel OBEDIENCE to God

And there TRUSTING God

To get from not enough

Just enough

To more than enough

God tells Joshua

It’s time now for you

To experience life in Canaan

Joshua & Caleb was the only 2 people alive

In that day that had experience living

In Egypt & the wilderness

Joshua had experience living in Egypt

Which represents the place of NOT ENOUGH

But he also experience living in the wilderness

Which represents the place of JUST ENOUGH

But in this text God speaks to Joshua

Because God wants him to know

That it is time for you

To experience life like never before

Note: Often times when we experience tragedy in our life we think that we can’t move on and experience God’s best

God knew that Joshua had experience life

In the place of NOT ENOUGH

And God also knew that Joshua had experience life

In the place of JUST ENOUGH

But Gods desire for Joshua and this generation

Was to live life in the place of

MORE THAN ENOUGH

But for Joshua

And this generation

To experience more than ENOUGH

They was going to have

To go thru some stuff

NOTE: The same word that God gave to Joshua is the same word that God is given to us & Edith right now. ( You Going thru BUT you can make it )

Explain: Joshua Chapter 1

1st. You got to go thru This — TRUST the PLAN of God ( V. 1-2 )

Joshua 1:1–2 KJV 1900

1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.

Note: Remember they are trying to get to the place of more than enough but they have to TRUST the PLAN of God.

Note: God has a PLAN for their lives ( Edith )

Note: If you ever wanna make God laugh, tell God your plan

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ( EXPLAIN )

Note: God is saying if I took care of you in Egypt for 430 years, I can take care of you in Babylon exile for 70 years. ( It’s my PLAN )

Joshua in the text

Is struggling with the plan of God

Simply because God’s plan

Has so many moving parts

EXAMPLE: The pass two and a half years we all have had to deal with a lot of moving parts & dealing with the Pandemic you had to deal with so many different MOVING PARTS ( But still God’s PLAN )

Verses 1 & 2

God shares with Joshua

The plan that he has for his life

It's a difficult plan

But it's a planned with a whole lot of moving parts

God’s plan was to

Bring Joshua & the children of Israel

To a better place

But Joshua was struggling

With God’s plan ( Edith you’re going to Struggle with what God is doing )

It was God's plan to take them

From not enough

To just enough

To more than enough

But they are having

A hard time moving IN

Because they are struggling

To move ON

They are struggling to move on because Deuteronomy 34:7-8 says

Deuteronomy 34:7-8 (NIV)

7 Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak nor his strength gone.

8 The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning was over.

Some of you can’t move on because of people IN your life

Some of you can’t move on because of People that WAS in your life

Some of you can’t move on because of People that God has CALLED HOME from your life.

God is trying to move them IN

But they can't move IN

Because they have not moved ON

And the reason why

They have not moved ON

Is because Moses have been moved OUT

God has decided that Moses

Can't go in to the promised land

And because

Moses have been moved OUT

They are struggling to move ON

And because they can't move ON

God can't move them IN

So in verse 2

God speaks to Joshua

And tells Joshua

It's time for you to move UP

Because if you don't move them UP

They cannot move ON

Based off who I moved out — which is Moses

But the moment I move you UP

You can speak to them

To help them to move ON

Because who I have moved OUT

Ain't coming back

Somebody is saying

Why did God

Have to move

Moses out the picture

Why did God have to move

The person I looked to for leadership

The person I leaned on when I got weak

That’s where somebody is struggling right now

Because you know Moses served

As a VITAL VISIBLE VALUABLE

Position in your life

There was nothing wrong with Moses

Moses was a great leader

Moses was a wonderful man

Moses lived to be 120 years old

He spent his life in 3 sections of 40 years

The first 40 years of his live

He spent them in the Palace

Thinking he was a somebody

The second 40 years of his life

He spent them in the desert

Feeling like a nobody

But the last 40 years of his life

He spent them as a prophet

Realizing that God can use anybody

Moses was the litigated for Israel

Moses was the legislator for Israel

Moses was the liberator for Israel

When God needed a liberator

He sent Moses to Pharaoh

To tell Pharaoh to let my people go

When the people needed the law

Moses was the legislator

He was the one that came down from Mount Sinai

With the ten commandments

When the people need a litigator

Somebody to talk to God on their behalf

And to talk to the people on God’s behalf

Moses was the middle man

Moses was a great man

But the problem was

His season was over

Trust the Plan of God

1st: You got to go thru This — Trust the PLAN of God (v.1-2)

2nd: You got to go thru This — Travel the PATH of God (v. 2)

Joshua 1:2 (KJV 1900) 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.

You have to travel the path that God has for your life

Note: When you look at the children of Israel route coming out of Egypt it was the long route

( Travel the PATH of God )

Verse 2—“This Jordan”

EXAMPLE: Crossing Bayou Tech different ways

God put the word “ THIS “

To remind Joshua how hard

It’s going to be

Jordan represents the path that’s difficult

Jordan represents the path that’s daunting

Jordan represents the path that’s dangerous

Jordan represents the path that’s deep

Jordan represents the path that possibly could be discouraging

Why would God allow THIS kind of path for my life that’s difficult—daunting—dangerous—deep—possibly discouraging

God knows that there’s something

Waiting for you on the opposite side of THIS

And you’re never get to THAT

If you can’t deal with THIS

You’ll never get to THAT

If you break down over THIS

If you look at God’s track record

And every individual

That God used in the bible

And did something major in their life

God always had put A THIS & A THAT

In their life

Abraham— ( THIS )Sacrifice Isaac —( THAT ) Jehovah-jireh

Joshua—( THIS )Walls of Jericho—( THAT )Conquering the City

David— ( THIS )Valley of Death—( THAT )Table before his enemies

Paul— ( THIS )Thorn— ( THAT )Grace

Jesus— ( THIS )Cross— ( THAT )Seated down at the right hand of God

Note: Don’t desire somebody else’s path because if you want their PATH you got to have their PROBLEMS

1st: you can make it when you — TRUST the PLAN of GOD ( V. 1-2 )

2nd: you can make it when you — TRAVEL the PATH of GOD ( V. 2 )

3rd: you can make it when you — TREAD on the PROMISE of GOD ( V. 3-5)

Joshua 1:3–5 (KJV 1900)

3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.

4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Understand

That God’s promises

Are never without

Some problems

when you read verses 3-5

There’s some places mention in verses 3-5

Places like Lebanon

The great sea

The River Euphrates

Don’t get caught up on those places

Because what blesses me

Is not the places mention in verses 3-5

It’s the promises mention in verses 3-5

God has made 3 incredible promises to Joshua

In verses 3-5

God looks at Joshua

And say Joshua you have

To tread on these 3 promises

1st: You got to go thru This TRUST the PLAN of GOD ( V. 1-2 )

2nd: You got to go thru This TRAVEL the PATH of GOD ( V. 2 )

3rd: You got to go thru This TREAD on the PROMISE of GOD ( V. 3-5)

Define: Fail — to forsake or leave behind, abandon ( Joshua / Edith don’t you think this )

1st: I’m giving you FAVOR in your FOOTSTEPS ( V. 3 )

Verse 3

Psalm 37:23-24 (KJV)

23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.

24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

1st: I’m giving you FAVOR in your FOOTSTEPS V. 3 )

2nd: I’m giving you FORCE Against your FOES ( V. 5 )

Verse 5

1st: I’m giving you FAVOR in your FOOTSTEPS ( V.3 )

2nd: I’m giving you FORCE against your FOES ( V. 5 )

3rd: I’m giving you FELLOWSHIP with the FATHER ( V. 5 )

Verse 5

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