READ:
ISAIAH 59:1-5
God never
intends for us to fight the battles of life or go through its struggles alone.
In fact, He has promised to abide with us every moment of our earthly
pilgrimage. Today, I want you to take cognisance of the fact that God is ready
to remain close to you as long as you are ready to maintain closeness to Him.
God will stand by you even when you go through the valley of the shadow of
death: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will
fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”
(Psalm 23:4). He is ready to go with you when you have to go from this world to
the next. When the time of death comes, He will still be your keeper. This is
why Moses said in Exodus 33:15: “Then he said to Him, If Your Presence does
not go with us, do not bring us up from here.” Moses said that they
would not go to the Promised Land unless God went with them. In other words, if
you have just been promoted, you better talk to God that if He is not going
with you to the new place, you will not move. In Joshua 1:5, God gave Joshua
only one assurance: “No man shall be able to stand before all the
days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave
you nor forsake you. ”
God told Joshua not to be afraid because He who was with Moses would support him. He said no man would be able to stand before him. Remember, if the sun refuses to shine there will no shadow. What can prevent the sun from shining? What can happen to make a man’s shadow to disappear? One, the clouds can cover the sun. Two, the sun may be shining but the man may be far from the sun. On of the ways by which you get God to stay away as your keeper is by going into sin. Our text tells us that our sins can become a cloud that will separate us from God. God is powerful and He is ready to protect you. However, if you create a cloud between you and him, there will be problems. Do not allow anything to cast a shadow between you and the sun the righteousness.
God told Joshua not to be afraid because He who was with Moses would support him. He said no man would be able to stand before him. Remember, if the sun refuses to shine there will no shadow. What can prevent the sun from shining? What can happen to make a man’s shadow to disappear? One, the clouds can cover the sun. Two, the sun may be shining but the man may be far from the sun. On of the ways by which you get God to stay away as your keeper is by going into sin. Our text tells us that our sins can become a cloud that will separate us from God. God is powerful and He is ready to protect you. However, if you create a cloud between you and him, there will be problems. Do not allow anything to cast a shadow between you and the sun the righteousness.
MEMORIZE:
JOSHUA 1:5 –No man shall be able to stand before all the days of your life; as
I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.
