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When Good People Look Like Failures to the World

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“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe 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.” — Joshua 1:8 (NKJV) Joshua sat […]

Fighting for What’s Already Been Given to You

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“Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.” — Joshua 1:3 (NKJV) Joshua scratched his head as he listened to the Lord’s words. Something seemed confusing. “Wait, Lord,” Joshua said. “You said ‘I have given you’ the land. That sounds like it already […]

Why Do Good People Sometimes Look Like Failures to the World?

by adskwusr

“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe 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.” — Joshua 1:8 (NKJV) Joshua sat […]

Why Does Heaven Keep Saying “Be Strong” Over and Over?

by adskwusr

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” — Joshua 1:9 (NKJV) Joshua noticed something strange. In just a few minutes of talking with the Lord, he had heard the same message three times: […]

How Can Something Be Both Already Yours and Not Yet Yours?

by adskwusr

“Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.” — Joshua 1:3 (NKJV) Joshua scratched his head as he listened to the Lord’s words. Something seemed confusing. “Wait, Lord,” Joshua said. “You said ‘I have given you’ the land. That sounds like it already […]

What’s the Secret Formula for Getting Things Done?

by adskwusr

“Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.” — Joshua 1:7 (NKJV) Joshua looked across the Jordan River at the […]

How Do You Replace Someone Who Cannot Be Replaced?

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“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel.” — Joshua 1:2 (NKJV) Joshua sat alone in his tent, staring at the ground. Moses was dead. The greatest leader in Israel’s history was gone, and […]

Why Did Heaven’s King Choose to Live in Human Skin?

by adskwusr

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” — John 1:14 (NKJV) Mary held her newborn baby, tears streaming down her face. This wasn’t just any baby crying in her arms. This was the […]

How Do You Know When the Creator Approves of Your Work?

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“Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.” — Exodus 40:34 (NKJV) Moses walked around the finished tabernacle one last time, checking every detail. Everything was perfect. The golden ark sat in the Most Holy Place. The beautiful curtains hung exactly right. The altar was ready […]

Why Did Every Little Detail Have to Be Perfect?

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“According to all that the LORD had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work.” — Exodus 39:42 (NKJV) Bezalel stood looking at the detailed plans the Lord had given Moses. His hands were shaking as he read the instructions. “Every measurement must be exact,” Moses had told him. “Every color must […]