No One Will Stand Up against You All Your Life
(Joshua 1:1-9)

With what attitude are we supposed to meet the blessed new year God has allowed us with? Today’s passage is the Word of God given to Joshua who was moving toward the promised land of Canaan. I want us to enjoy the blessed new year of God’s abundant grace, listening to and obeying the voice of God given to us today.

1. Move forward with faith
Joshua 1:3 says “I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.” God has already promised Canaan to us. Therefore we should move toward God’s promised Canaan with faith. Throwing off all the past, we should move forward toward the hopeful future with the faith of absolute positivity.

2. No one will stand up against you
Joshua 1:5a says “No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you.” If God is with us, no one will stand up against us even though we are weak. Therefore believing that God is with us in this march of faith, we don’t need to be afraid in the least.

3. Be strong and courageous
Joshua 1:6 says “Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.” God orders us to be strong in our minds. While going the way of faith, the devil is trying to topple us with all kinds of fears and negative thoughts. However, being bold in our minds, we should run toward the promised land.

4. Obey the Word
Joshua 1: 7b says, “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.” While going the way of faith, we will always live a life that accompanies the Word. With the Word taking roots deep down, we will not only be fruitful in our lives but also be able to enjoy the blessings of prosperity granted by God.

For the new year given by God, we should move forward with faith. Also believing that God is with us, we should be strong and courageous. Furthermore we should live a life which accompanies the Word. Then God will pour out blessings to us, that we may enjoy good health and that all may go well with us, even as our soul is getting along well.