Wednesday, January 28th
Joshua 1:7
7 ``Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go.
To most people, the word success means “wealth” or “power.” If you stopped the average person on the street and asked whether he is successful, there’s a good chance he might mention his career or investments. Many people simply have no other frame of reference for the concept. But material wealth has nothing to do with spiritual success.
The Lord calls His children to live triumphantly. If the pursuit of success were sinful, how could the Lord have made the promise found in Joshua 1:7? Was He promising money or fame? No. The Lord was promising success as He defined it for His servant.
For Joshua, this meant military victory, steadfast faith, and the fulfillment of God’s promise to Moses (Exodus 6:7-8). Joshua wasn’t concerned with money or fame; rather, he was intensely focused on accomplishing the Lord’s goals for him. Armed with the power of the Word, Joshua followed God’s marching orders, which is why he is seen as a success.
Don’t be confused. Wealth, fame, security, and power have nothing to do with succeeding spiritually. Family, relationships, integrity, faithfulness—these are the things that matter. They are the ways our heavenly Father wants us to succeed.
Lord, I thank you for blessing me throughout my life, and giving me the option to ask. Lord, I noticed in this it said multiple times each time it talked about blessing it was talking about prayer and I think a lot of people forget that and they think I can just be blessed without prayer all the time. I don’t think that’s true, asking, especially when you’re going through something hard is the best thing you can do. I ask that you would give me the boldness and fear to ask for prayer or pray to you that I wouldn’t know the words to say in your name. I pray amen