Joshua 1:8
New International Version (NIV)
8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips;
meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything
written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Day Thirty- Seven
Keys to Victory
Everyone’s ultimate goal in life is to be successful and victorious.
However not everyone is willing to do what it takes to achieve that goal. To be
victorious you have to work hard, be prepared, be diligent, be focused, and
believe in yourself.
However, even all of those things can only take you so
far. Mark 8:36 says, “What good is it for someone to gain the
whole world, yet forfeit their soul?” The bible teaches us that the only
way that we can be truly victorious and successful is if we combine the things
from above with reading, studying, and meditating on the word of God. You can
have all the money and power in the world and without God you will not have anything.
This is what sometimes keeps us lost in their wilderness even
if we are not aware of it. Everything can be going fine we can have a good job,
great family, bank account can be full, a nice car, and the house of our dreams
and still feel empty. This is because of the absent of God in our lives. On the
other hand we can have a dead end job, dysfunctional family, a banking account
that is flirting with the minuses, no car, and barely have a roof over our
heads and still have joy because God is number one in our lives. These are
examples of two extremes, however the point is that with God we are victorious and
without Him we are not.
The bible gives us several scriptures on how we can be
victorious. They are our keys to victory. Our text above is a prime example of
the Word teaching us how to prosper. It tells us to keep the word of God on our
lips, which means that when we speak we do so in accordance to His word i.e. no
vulgar words, slander, or malicious towards anyone. The Word tells us to avoid such things (Psalm
34:12-14, Proverbs 10:20, 10:31) so we should avoid them. The scripture goes on
to say meditate on the Word day and night so that we may be careful to do
everything that is in it and then we will be prosperous and successful.
Psalm 3:8 simply says, “Victory
comes from you Lord, may you bless your people.” The words may be few but
the message is powerful. Victory comes from the Lord not anywhere else.
We learn from 1st John 5:4 that everyone that
becomes born again overcomes the world because Christ has already had victory
over the world and since we are born again through Him we can share in that
victory. We inherit this victory by proclaiming the Jesus is our lord and
Savior and that He died for our sins. We also inherit this victory by following
and keeping His commandments.
We that are in Christ
are more than conquerors and we have gained surpassing victory through Jesus
Christ who loved us (Romans 8:31-32). So we are victorious when we are rich and
victorious when we are poor. We are victorious through sickness and through
health. We are victorious when we are loved and victorious when we are hated. We
are victorious inside of our wilderness and victorious inside of our promise
land. We are always victorious because
we serve, follow, and obey a God who does not know defeat!
This topic is written to prepare us for our entry into our
promised land. Remember your promised land can be anything. It can be starting
your own new ministry. It can be going back to school to finish your degree. It
can be becoming a better husband or wife. It can be anything that causes you to
live a happier and more abundant life. Remember this is God promise to us if we
put him first and let Him take control of the wheel. All we have to do is
remain steadfast while we read, study, and meditate on His word and He will
drive us to victory. He has the keys.
Join us tomorrow. God Bless!
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