“This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; but you shall meditate in the Word of God day and night that thou may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.” (Joshua 1:8)
I like the Ronald Knox translation here, this book of the law shall be a governor on your tongue. A governor can be a device to keep a motor from running to fast or a Head of State that keeps everything working well. I say it this way, God’s Word, the Bible will keep your mouth from running away with you. A mouth and heart filled with the Word, will get you where you need to be and a successful Spirit filled life will be “your lot in life.”
What do you do when things in your life do not match up with the promise of God? Abraham was confronted with just that; what God had promised, seemed to be an impossibility. There was no child in sight not even a little bump on Sarah’s tummy to encourage him. Romans 4:18 gives some insight, who against hope believed in hope. When there was no reason to hope in the natural realm, he believed in Gods ability to fulfill the promise made to him. He did not consider his body or his wife Sarah’s body, or their age and time of life. He had to fasten his faith upon God’s power to go beyond impossibility and call into being that which did not exist.
God made the promise of a child to Abraham and Sarah. In spite of all the obstacles, Abraham learned to feed his hope with the Word of God and faith rose up to take hold of the promise. Faith, after all is said and done, is the substance of that for which you have hoped. (Heb 11:1) So in these troubled times, dear ones, look to the promise of God it will take you to a higher level, hope will once again rise up in you, fear will dissipate and you will cause your way to be successful.
Pastor Danny
