His Word is a Lamp: Joshua

2/22/2023

Hello Friends!
I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your prayers, patience, and grace while I was away from NewLife, recovering from surgery and a subsequent chest infection. I'm excited to see you all this week as we worship together.

Our friend and brother, Paul Wheatley, gave a great sermon on Sunday about Joshua, who was an excellent leader who led the nation of Israel into the Promised Land.

Here are some of the things that Paul noted about Joshua’s life:

Joshua was one of the 12 spies that Moses sent to spy out the land and was only one of two of the spies that came back with confidence that the Lord would give them the land (Numbers 13).
With Moses’ intercession, Joshua led the army into victorious battle (Ex. 17:9-14).
When Moses would leave the Tent of Meeting after meeting with the Lord, Joshua would often stay there (Ex. 33:11).
God told Moses that Joshua would follow him in leadership of the nation and commissioned him as such in Numbers 27:18-20. By the way, God tells Moses that Joshua is a man filled with the Spirit.
God was preparing Joshua a long time for this new role he would be undertaking. Even then, when God spoke to him in Joshua 1, God reminded Joshua multiple times that He was with him, to be strong and courageous, and to meditate on God’s Law day and night.

So, then, here are a few application points:

God has been and is preparing us for roles that He wants us to undertake. What has He prepared you for? What is He preparing you for?
There are Joshuas all around us (both young men and women) who need to be trained in the faith and prepared to lead forward in their generation. Are we (the adults) investing in them properly?
What role does God’s Word have in our lives? Are we meditating on it? Is it forming us, shaping us, speaking to us? Do we allow Him the space to do that?

As we enter into the season of Lent, let us examine our lives before the Lord and cast ourselves upon His Amazing Grace again and again.
Pastor Andy

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