The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-23
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S inspiration for Joshua at the
g beginning of his active leader
rs ership of Gods people. This
g was Gods message to his heart.
3 In his new capacity he was
q comparatively untried, and the
Is way before him was unknown.
q To what did God direct his
3 thoBghts? To the record of
): Gods ;faithfulness in his deal
: ings with his servant Moses,
x and swiftly as there passes be
. fore the minds eye of Joshua
q the long and glorious history
d of Moses walk with God and
y his victories through him,
3 God adds this encouragement.
z $50 will be with thee"
3 There is always inspiration
( In studying the lives of men
:, and women who have walked
= close TO God and wrought
9 nightly for him. Take the
s life of Paul, as told in the
. Scriptures, and we learn what
s the power and love and grace
2 of God can do in and through
60 one man. Take from modern
2 times the story of Moody's
5 ministry, and we find what God
can accomplish through the
: conservation of man of or
binary talents but of extraor-
5 binary faith and obedience to
the divine will.
Over every such life we see
the writing of God: "As Twas
with them" That was the
secret of their power and sue.
cess. God was with them, that
is, the fife was SO brought into
harmony with God and Gods
wilt that he could use it. Can
we grasp the immensely of the
/, thought of Gods union with a
human life so that he can say
OF it: "a was with him?" As we
read the record of Moody we
marvel at his power and sue.
cess, hit the explanation is Z
that "God was with him" {
=. And now what is the message
to your heart and mine? Let
US sit before God and contem- Z
plato What he has wrought {
through others. and then let US {:
listen Carefully that we may G
--oateh-4tats words as he speaks Z
and. says; $50 will be with 6
<thSeN ;.Fere is all the promise
that any soul needs. 1t involves {:
and includes everything. 1t {:
means vital union with God. It G
means Gods power and love and q
grace flowing through my life 6
and your life to the blessing and Z.
transforming of the world z
about US. Gas was with Moses, Z:
so | will be with thee" is a mes. {,
sage which may come to every {:
heart, God help US to. get near n 4:
to God, so as to hear his voice, q
The little word "then" in the z
tenth verse is worthy of empha. o
sis, for il forms ehe important &
link between the preparation for 8
an important work and the be. !:
s4lping OF that work. When Q
Ged had" spoken his message to 5:
Joshua, "then," and not till then, 5
did he take up the command of Y
the people and direct the prep 8
ar"tion for the forward move. =
Iment to the Promised Land. o
The qualification of the utmost !:
Importance in a leader is that 9
OF preparation to discharge the {:
duties that will devoIve upon 9
him. For these 80 DAYS of x
and Immediately fol- 8
lowing, Joshua understood that y
It was by his hand that the chill. 9
dren of Israel were to be led *
out, and yet we find no over. 81
confidence, no haste to assume *
command, but a quiet WAITING 9
for the enduement of power y
from on high, for divine wisdom 9
and direction in taking the first (:
STEP If those whom God has (. |
chosen to lead his people would !:
realize this, there would be few. 9 |
er missteps and greater PROD 3
ress made. :. 81
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