Joshua 1:1-9
(William P. Smith)
We want what we want more than we want what God wants. Since the cross and resurrection, we recognize that the greatest enemies to godliness are not outside us but within. We want comfortable lives more than we want to depend on Christ for his daily provisions. Obeying God's call did not make the the Israelites' lives nicer. They escaped Egypt to walk in the harsh desert. They evicted the Canaanites only to face ungodliness among their own tribes.
If you are controlled by an agenda other than growth in godliness and a Christlike love for other, you will be overhelmed by your inabilities and the situation's impossiblities. You will decide in advance to cut yourself out of the action because you don't expect to make a difference anyway. With that perspective, God's promise to be with you can seam weak. But if you want his will be done and realize that he will not fail to bring it about in your life, his presence is more than comforting.
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