When we come under attack by the enemy, we can tap into the same kind of courage that Joshua demonstrated when he conquered the city of Jericho. An easy way to understand courage is to associate it with a buoyant spirit, the kind of attitude that just will not be...

The success that Joshua experienced at Jericho demonstrated clearly that he had taken the position as the commander of Israel with an astonishing sense of leadership. There was no question that he was fearlessly following Jehovah’s command.One of the key...

We move toward our most dominant thoughts. When our thoughts harmonize with God’s Word, His power can work through us. Using mental pictures from God’s Word causes the reality of His promises to lodge deep into our hearts. We must plant the seed of His promise and...

Our minds are like a garden. We can cultivate our minds and plant the seeds we want to grow, or we can neglect it and allow the weeds to take over. Either way, it will bring a harvest into our lives. Galatians 6:7 declares a most important truth. Notice the...

When Israel reestablished their covenant of circumcision with the Lord, they returned to God with total abandonment. They didn’t want anything to stand in their way. They had witnessed the weakness of their fathers in the wilderness and now they only wanted God’s...

With the crossing of the Jordan, the days of continual hardship and compromise had finally come to a close for this nation of destiny. Yet there were still many challenges to come. But this generation would meet each challenge with unshakable determination and...

All the years Israel wandered in the wilderness, the cities of Canaan feared the day when this nation would come with God’s mighty power. Israel finally began to trust God, and the man God had anointed. God now had this nation ready to take the land. They would...

Israel’s generation of faithless leaders who had brought an evil report back from the new land eventually passed away. Their remaining years were spent clinging to the desert of unbelief, until their bones were buried there forever. But a new generation had arisen...

There are many similarities between the children of Israel’s wilderness experience and our own walk with God. It was when Israel obeyed and followed the Lord that God’s power was released. In the same way, our obedience releases the power of His hand toward our...

Joshua followed in the footsteps of Moses. God’s first words to Joshua after Moses death were significant. He said, “...arise, go over this Jordan” (Joshua 1:2). The mantle of leadership was now on him and it was time for Joshua to cross over into the Promise Land....

As Moses descended from Mount Sinai with the tablets of stone in which God had engraved His will for Israel, he could hear a boisterous sound coming from the camp below. Although Moses didn’t know it, the noise was the sound of people singing and shouting as they...

There are leaders in history who stand head and shoulders above others. These leaders appear almost bigger than life. Some of these are spiritual leaders written about in God’s Word who accomplished impossible feats through their simple faith and relationship with...