FORMULA FOR SUCCESS

FORMULA FOR SUCCESS

Upon the death of Moses, the Israelite’s emancipator and law giver, God issued a specific directive to the successor, Joshua.  I am convinced that this covenant commandment is universal and trans-generational, i.e. it may be aptly applied to every believer in the Body of Christ.  Prayerfully consider its message and meaning:

Joshua 1:7-9 (NKJV)
7 Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law…do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.  8 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. 9 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.”

Let’s briefly summarize the scriptural formula for success, set forth in the book of Joshua and other parts of The Holy Writ:

1) Be strong. (Ephesians 6:10)
2) Be courageous. (Psalm 27:14)
3) Be subject to divine order. (I Corinthians 14:40)
4) Be focused and steadfast. (I Corinthians 15:58)
5) Be a student of the Word. (Colossians 3:16)
6) Be fearless and joyful. (II Timothy 1:7)
7) Be engaged and equipped in the presence of God. (Ephesians 6:13)

Scripturally speaking, THIS IS YOUR BEST LIFE.  In truth, this is your only fulfilling life, regardless of what the media, popular culture, Christianity-Lite, or the new age movement suggests to us.  At the end of our days, we will certainly be rewarded, but the metric for our divine commendation will have absolutely nothing to do with the fame or fortune we have garnered.

Rather, God’s judgment of us will be solely predicated upon whether we have FOLLOWED HIM – dutifully, freely and fully.  Solomon sums it up so succinctly: “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13)

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!