Joshua stood before the Promised Land, on the threshold of a new beginning as God exhorted him with these words:

‘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 or forsake thee. Be strong and of good courage: for unto this people shall thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.” Joshua 1:5-6

The ancient land of Canaan, the Promised Land, was filled with people who embraced lawlessness, brutality, unnatural sexuality, serpent worship, child sacrifice and a host of other ungodly: ideas, laws and modes of living. The similarities to our present world are unsettling, but God knew that the victory He had promised and purposed for His chosen people was within their grasp so He exhorts Joshua to “be strong and of good courage.” It’s so easy just to accept what appears to be our present reality…sometimes the issues we face as Godly people in an ungodly world seem to be overwhelmingly unbeatable. The devil, who is a promoter of lies, would be happy if he could convince God’s children that victory was in his hands and not theirs.

We find in Joshua, a God directed leader, leading his people to victory to take back the land, creating a godly place where their children and their children’s children could grow and flourish in God. What looked like a land of godlessness and hopelessness was really a land of milk and honey.

As the people of God valiantly go forward to take the land God promised they experience victory as they follow God’s battle plan. The key to moving from the wilderness to rulers of the land God had promised has a lot to do with Joshua’s ability to hear from God. Victory was often achieved in unusual ways. The Battle at Jericho for example was won as the people marched obediently around the city for 6 days, then on the 7th day as the priest blew their trumpets and the people shouted…the walls of Jericho fell. Joshua could not have developed this battle plan out of his own mind but he knew that victory could not be achieved without God’s direction and help:

“And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho and the king thereof, and the mightily men of valour. And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war and go round about the city once. Thus you shall do six days. And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of ram’s horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priest shall blow with the trumpets. And it shall come to pass, that when they make the long blast with the rams horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.”
Joshua 6: 2-5

Joshua heard from God – then he acted. He wasn’t afraid to do the things that God gave him to do even through they may have been unconventional. God will often test and try us giving us solutions that seem illogical, but God’s solutions provide much blessing.

Victory for you as a Godly man may lie in learning how to worship God or how to hear His voice. If you are not in the right position to do this or you are just growing in the lord you may need to spend more time in the word and in prayer. We have also provided links to other articles on our web site (please see below) to encourage and instruct you.

Man Of God – the promised land is before you, so be strong and of good courage - you can take the land back for God and experience victory after victory as you discover God’s battle plan. His strategies are unbeatable.

Written by The Church Online