Crossing the Jordan

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God commands the new leader Joshua to be strong and courageous and God promises several things;
1. I will be with you,
2. I will not leave you or forsake you,
3. You will have good success,
4. Your way will be prosperous.
5. You will cause this people to inherit the land.

However, God commands several things:
1. Be careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you..
2. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left..
3. This book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth.
4. You shall meditate on it day and night.
5. Do not be frightened, do not be dismayed.

We read in several chapters later that someone in the group disobeys God's order to devote all things to destruction and instead this person takes some of the booty and hides it for himself. After this God's protection, direction, and favor leave the Isrealites. Joshua finds the problem and deals with it as God commands and then God once again is ready to lead the people into the Promised Land.

Application;
Our sin will slow things down, and can move God's hand of protection from our lives. He takes sin seriously and he wants us to know that its sin against him and ourselves. God is faithful and he will use any means to get us back on the right path. Sin will contaminate the whole camp and it affects other people in ways that we can't understand, this is why God put on the brakes. We can live a life moving in step with our Father by faith, and we can be confident that he is guiding our every step and that he will correct us when we step out of line. Joshua continued to move forward by faith, knowing that his God was with him.

"The just shall live by faith...." Hebrews 10:38


Joshua 1:5-9

"No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you. 6 Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. 7Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. 8This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 9Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

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