And Jehovah said to Joshua, Today, I will begin to magnify you in the sight of all Israel so that they may know that I will be with you, as I was with Moses.
Jos 3:7
Israelites had tremendous faith in Moses. But Joshua would have had a lot of questions like
- Whether people will accept and obey him
- Whether he will be able to lead the people to the land of Canaan
- Whether God will be with him or not as He was with Moses.
The Lord clarified all these questions . He said to Joshua,
Jos 1:2 My servant Moses is dead. Now, therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people to the land which I give to them, to the sons of Israel.
Jos 1:3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, I have given that to you, as I said to Moses.
Jos 3:7 And Jehovah said to Joshua, Today, I will begin to magnify you in the sight of all Israel so that they may know that I will be with you, as I was with Moses.
In order to magnify Joshua, the Lord had to give to the whole of Israelites another Red Sea experience. Now it was not Red sea but Jordan. The same kind of miracle had to be done just to make the people believe that God was with Joshua as He was with Moses...
Jos 4:14 On that day Jehovah made Joshua great in the sight of all Israel. And they feared him, even as they feared Moses, all the days of his life....
Jesus said...Joh 12:26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there also My servant shall be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
When responsibilities are given, some hesitate to take it up thinking “I am not worthy to do it”. We have to be convinced about our eligibility in the presence of God. Just like the Lord arranged a Jordan incident to bring Joshua to the limelight as a leader you also might be given such experiences. That is just to prove that God is with you.
While I was going on sharing about the Troop Churches it was very difficult for people to accept that house (Troop) Churches are real Churches . But the Lord did a mighty thing through Covid 19. All of them, even those who resisted the Troop Church movement, started preaching that house Church is the real Church and the early Christians had no Church buildings but they worshipped only in houses.
THE LORD DID THIS TO PROVE THAT GOD IS WITH THIS MOVEMENT.
Every believer is a leader. The only thing we have to do is to activate your talents to the maximum and use it for the Kingdom. Make a commitment to achieve the target you have made in the ministry.
Take bold steps in faith. This will be a challenge for you just like for Joshua when he made the people cross Jordan. You will have to give command to many Jordans, Jerichos, Red Seas in your Faith Journey.
If you do not take initiatives, if you do not give commands, the others who are with you will not move from their places.
They will wait for a command from someone.
You are the one to give the command! Don’t hesitate! Give commands in achieving targets! Don’t allow anybody to look back, withdraw from war, or stand without proceeding. We are in war field. Unless we fight, we will get attacked by the enemy. War field is a place where two things happen. You have to fight or you will get attacked. Let’s proceed in inheriting the land, completely! Don’t allow any evil spirit to remain in your State, in any single Constituency of your State or else, they will be goads in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall trouble you in the land in which you live. Let’s be watchful.
Sr. Angelica AOJ