God’s Formula For Success

“For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”                                                                 Ephesians 2:10  NIV

      The world gauges success by luxury, wealth, possessions, and status.  Less than having the most, your value is worthless.  God’s Word teaches that service, love, compassion, and obedience has the greatest eternal value.  God’s standard of measurement is nothing like the world’s standards and formula.

Read:  Joshua 1:1-9

I.  v.6  There Is Work To Be Done

*  the task requires real strength, real courage like: David vs Goliath,

Moses standing before Pharaoh,  Elijah on Mt. Carmel-   also in

Acts 1:8  the new & inexperienced disciples

*  He will prepare us and equip us to do His work here on earth

          Romans 12:1-21;  1 Corinthians 12:1-31;  Ephesians 4:1-16

*  you may think you are too small, young, or insignificant to make a difference- but God calls and promises to prepare us for His work

II. v.7,8  Be Obedient To His Commands   

*  God promised to teach us and lead us-  we must be obedient

*  “don’t turn from the teaching- to the right or to the left”

*  sometimes great spiritual strength will  be required of us

*  be grounded and focused, not easily swayed or dismayed

            2 Timothy 3:15-17  all scripture is given to teach us

*  you would never attempt to repair a computer without instruction

III. V.9  I Will Be With You     

*  God encouraged Joshua to:

*  be strong and courageous for the task God had called him to do

*  be strong and courageous by learning from instruction

*  God has promised to help us, instruct us, and lead us forward

            Deuteronomy 7:17-19,21  our great and awesome God