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November 26 2019, Alice Morrison embarked on three month 2000km trek across Sahara desert.
On a website callwed wanderlust, (walking road les travelled) she reveals preparations that ensured success, and things that kept her going.\
May not be in the Sahara, but Christian can be described as wilderness experience.
As we await Jesus return, we live our lives in world that is not our home, bodys that are subject to decay.
And how easy it can be to lose heart.
in face of uncertainty and trials, God’s promises can seem so distant and unreachable.
So how are we to keep going on the journey.
This is exactly what Joshua wants his readers to know.
CONTEXT:
Book of Joshua, find people in wilderness experience.
Precipice in history.
God’s people face crucial moment - having spent 40 years in desert because of sin, now Spiritual leader Moses dies.
Promisese made to Moses seem long time ago.
A greneratoin had passed.
Between people and promises land lies mighty raging river and opposition in form of nations who oppose God.
Did God still care about his people?
What would happen to them, and what about God’s promises?
Here we pick up history.
God appoints new leader - who has been in training under Moses.
To him and people, and to us - simple call for journey.
Be strong and courageous in living for God
Let’s have our reading.
What will strength and courage look like for Joshua and people of God?
illustration about someone demonstaring courage in own strength?
- when we think of courage and strength we think of...
Where is source of strength and courage for Christian life.
Are we just called to grit our teeth and get on with.
Mustering up some strength within us to overcome?
As God speaks to Joshua is it a call to action based on Joshua’s capability and character?
No.
In this passage we see that God is source of strength and courage, and provides it by reminding Joshua and people of 2 things that were true for Moses, and would be true for Joshua and we will see are just as to us today.
Be strong and courageous: The Lord is with you
Moses is dead.
Greatest leader of God’s people in history, famous Moses.
Joshua called not to stop and grief but get up and go - why because God is with him.
And not just any God.
The eteranl God.
The I AM - The Lord - Yahweh.
Same God who appeared to reluctant Moses in wilderness and called him with the promise
Exodus 3:12 (NIV)
“I will be with you.
Now makes same promise to Joshua.
God hasn’t changed, his promises haven’t failed, and he is now with Joshua just as he was with Moses.
12 times in this book God will remind Joshua of his presence and promises.
And so he is with us.
Just celebrated this very truth at Christmas.
Jesus was to be called Immanuel - God with us.
Moment when disciples were in boat, struggling in storm and see Jesus walking on water - what does he say “don’t be afraid - it is I - literally I AM.
Same God who appeared to Moses, spoke to Joshua, came in human form in person of Jesus to be with us.
And what did Jesus say when left his disciples?
Matthew 28:20 (NIV)
And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Even as he asends in to heaven, promises that its better for us that he isnt physcuially present, that we might enjoy his spiritual presence by sending his Spirit to dwell in each and every believer.
(John 16)
Hebrews 13:5-6 “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?””
Same God who made promises to Abraham, and to Moses, is with his people on edge of promised land.
He hasn’t changed.
He is with us.
Growing up I used to be afraid of dark, but not just dark, it was being in house on my own.
Hear every noise.
If I had a nightmare I’d pick up my duvet and shuffle to mum and dads room, and make myself a bed on the floor.
Why because when I was with them I felt safe.
That if anything happened, they were there.
that monsters couldnt get me.
Where do we find courage and strength to keep living Christian life in face of trials, and even opposition.
By knowing this that God will never leave us.
He is our strength and courage.
His Spirit dwelling in us. the great I AM is with us wherever we go.
If God is for us who can stand against us.
At heart of our pasasge is this eternal truth.
Verse that applies to life of every Christian.
under this truth there is a second, really an implication.
If God is with you, he will also lead you.
Be strong and courageous: The Lord will lead you
Joshua 1:2 (NIV)
“Moses my servant is dead.
Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites.
What does God do for his people in face of uncertainty, with this young generation in the desert.
He provides a leader to lead them, as God leads him.
Vital for people.
How were they to keep going, and to be united, and focused unless someone would lead them, someone appointed by God just as Moses was.
Someone who God used as his mouth piece.
Joshua had been equipped by God under Moses.
- right man for the job - it was Joshua that had gone up the mountain with Moses to meet with God and been his right hand man, his assistant.
ANd people recognise his authority as appointed by God to bring forward God’s promises.
Read bible careful in asking question who are we in the text.
Here is Joshua, we are not Joshua spiritual leader of all God’s people.
We are those under him.
People of Israel.
Like those people we need a leader.
In person of Jesus that is what God provided.
Perfect leader.
The King of the universe.
He leads not just by example by provision.
He has completed the journey.
He has already experienced the wildness, the trials and opposition - even to death on the Cross, and has defeated Satan and death.
He has walked our road into Glory.
And is now with us by his Spirit to lead us along.
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