Readying Yourself to Obey.

Joshua 1:1-2
1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' aide: 2 "Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites.

Okay, it's a new month and a new week...Hopefully my blog posts won't be as few and far between; sorry about that.

That brings me to a new series for the week: leading. We'll specifically be looking in the book of Joshua, which paints a good picture on this. Being a leader is fairly intimidating and scary. Joshua's task is certainly on the top of this scale. He had to step in for Moses!

Prior to this point, Moses was chosen by God to take his people out of captivity in Egypt. It was then that God was ever-present to Moses and gave the Ten Commandments. Moses was a primary leader in Israel for several decades.

Now, it was Joshua's turn to lead Israel into the Promised Land after the death of Moses. I don't know about you, but I would be terrified. The Israelites were waiting for this day for 40 years, and now their all important leader, Moses, was dead. How would it be possible for Joshua to succeed?

Imagine hearing the words "get ready to cross the Jordan River." This allows Joshua to comprehend God's power when he is controlling the strings, so to speak. Good leaders follow and do what God says to do. Not everything is going to fall into place right away, and make sense, thus, we can't wait for the details before we act (something I'm notorious for doing). Obeying God involves getting ourselves prepared (to obey him). Make sure you're ready NOW! What do you do to prepare for God's on-demand instructions?

Pray that God will let you learn from Joshua so that you can spiritually, mentally, and physically prepare for God's calling. Who, in your life, can you look up to as a good example of obeying God? Have you noticed anyone following your leadership? That's the ultimate goal.