Prepare for Your Promised Land Journey

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Joshua 1:10 & 11 says: So Joshua ordered the officers of the people “Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan to go in to take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess.’”

Before this, God tells Joshua to be strong and courageous—and to be strong and very courageous—three times in the preceding four verses. So, in verse 10, the first thing that Joshua does is order the officers. Some translations use the word “command” the officers. This indicates that Joshua listened to God’s words and acted upon them.

But Joshua did not just command the officers to do anything. He specifically commanded them to instruct the people to prepare their provisions. This meant preparing their food. Notice how, as they were about to cross the river into the Promised Land, Joshua said to prepare food rather than swords or armour.

This is because Joshua recognised that the battle was not his, but the Lord’s. The Hebrew word for “food” here is tsedah, which means non-perishable food. This type of food takes time to prepare, and when this word is used, it reflects foresight—the understanding that sufficient resources will be needed for the journey ahead.

Today, we need to prepare our “non-perishable food,” which is the Word of God. When we cross our own River Jordan, we must have something to sustain us!

🔑🔑🔑 Key takeaways:

• Joshua acted with courage and obedience by following God’s instructions immediately.

• Preparing “non-perishable food” symbolises equipping ourselves with God’s Word for life’s challenges.

• Victory comes from trusting that the battle is the Lord’s, not ours.

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