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Psalm 40

To be in miry clay is to be in a disadvantage or difficult ground. It can also be a slippery ground or a ground of stagnation where motion can be hindered. The Psalmist called this kind of ground a horrible pit because he had been on that ground before. On a ground where there is none to hold onto is a ground to look up to the hand of the Lord God Almighty.  On a ground where it is wet and slippery is a ground to wait on God and be awake in watching. When a believer waits on God by being awake, it will be a gain from being slipped. There is nothing new under heaven. As believers in the early days faced challenges, believers in these days are not immune to challenges. Challenges are not necessarily an indication of absence from God; it can be a test for promotion in the calling of God for GodÕs assignment. As a believer that is dragging in motion or that is experiencing stagnation because of the miry clay you can always turn to the Word of God. Is there any disadvantage or difficult challenges in any area of life? This is what the Psalmist has to say in    Psalm 40:1-2, ÒI waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and He set my feet upon rock and established my steps.Ó Just as it written, wait and you will soon start singing a new song that people around you will see it and they will fear and trust God.

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Joshua 3: 9-17

It is written in Hosea 3:6 that the people of God are destroyed because they lack knowledge. Isaiah < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>5:13 also mentioned that lack of knowledge sent the people of God into captivity. Knowledge has its source in hearing and understanding the Word of God. It is impossible to hear God and doubt Him or fail concerning what is heard from Him. Without understanding, there will be no knowledge and without hearing, there will be no understanding. As a result, what you are hearing constantly and consistently will determine how you get over forces of destruction and it will get your escape from captivity. The Word of God is true and when a believer is true in his or her walk in the Word of God then the Word will work. What are you constantly hearing? After the journey of about forty years, having heard so many times from God through Moses, the children of Israel had to continue to hear so as to be able to continue in their journey. At the point of crossing the Jordan River, God gave Joshua directions that the children of Israel had a need to hear. Joshua called them in Joshua 3:9, ÒSo Joshua said to the children of Israel, ÒCome here, and hear the words of the LORD your God.Ó  In the following verse he pointed out to them that it is what they heard that will give them the knowledge of what God was about to do. Joshua 3:10, ÒAnd Joshua said, ÒBy this you shall know that the living God is among you, and that He will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Hivites and the Perizzites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Jebusites.Ó Begin to spend more time in the Word of God. Make hearing from Him your music day and night. 

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Joshua 3:1-8

Long before the children of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel went to bondage in Egypt, God had set His plan for them to get to the promise land. God has in plan what He will do with our life. He has set every plan up and we will only get to His set-up plans when we are obedient to being sent out. God made His plans of how the children of Israel would cross the Jordan into their Promise Land known to Joshua. It was a detailed plan that requested a participation of the children of Israel before it could be achieved. God is still in the business of laying out detail plans for the move of His children that will comply with His plan and not complain. After Joshua had received the command of motion, this is what the children of Israel did under the direction of Joshua: Joshua 3:1, ÒThen Joshua rose early in the morning; and they set out from Acacia Grove and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they crossed over.Ó JoshuaÕs rising early as the leader was a demonstration of immediate obedience to GodÕs word. He made them set out to deny a set back from getting to the Promised Land. So many blessings are in place for children of the Most High God, but the blessings will require setting out rather than settling for convenience. Are you satisfied with where you are than where He wants to take you? Do not let your past failure or present struggle communicate stagnation, let the living Word of God take you to the next ground in your journey of life. Today, in the name of Jesus, rise and set out for where He is taking you.

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Joshua 2, Ruth 4:18-22

Rahab was a prostitute in < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Canaan and her story became one of the most inspiring in the Bible because her location places her in the center of her divine assignment. When the spies were sent from Acacia Groove to go and spy on Jericho as preparation for the children of IsraelÕs advance, it was at RahabÕs house that they lodged. When the news of spies within the land got to the King of Jericho, there was an attempt to get hold of the spies, but Rahab came to the rescue. Rahab did not give the spies to the authority that was looking for them, but she rather gave them a safe haven. Joshua 2:15, ÒThen she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was on the city wall; she dwelt on the wall.Ó RahabÕs house location was the key to her lifeÕs inspiring story. As mentioned in the above verse, she was located on the city wall. Consider yourself as a building, a house or a temple of God, where do you stand? Where can you be located or where are you located? RahabÕs house must have been attractive for the spies because of its closeness to the city wall. What is it about you as a believer that could draw people outside of your belief to you for security, shelter or salvation? Rahab, because of the physical location of her house, ended up in the center of her assignment for GodÕs promise to come to manifestation. Rahab, a prostitute, lived at the city wall, embraced, cared and protected the plans and promise of God that came through her way and she became a mother in line of Jesus Christ. God used a prostitute and the same God of yesterday can use you today if you are in location for the move of His plan. He is not a partial God, but a merciful God. Ask Him today for His divine placement for your life in the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

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Joshua 1

After MosesÕ assignment and his death, a new leader in Joshua was unfolded. Joshua needed to fit into big shoes. Without GodÕs intervention, there would have been no way for Joshua to step into Moses shoes. Joshua 1:1, ÒAfter the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, it came to pass that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, MosesÕ assistant, saying: 2 ÔMoses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to themÑthe children of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel. 3 Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.ÕÓ Before any move, Joshua heard from God. The Word of God that came to Joshua was a word of command to move forward and to be encouraged. It is impossible to hear from the Commanding commander and not become a commander. Joshua 1:10, ÒThen Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 11 ÒPass through the camp and command the people, saying, ÔPrepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess.ÕÓ Right after Joshua heard from the Commanding Commander, he himself became commander of the people of God. Is there anything that is denying you from hearing His command concerning your new assignment as husband, wife, or as the new director in your place of work? Hearing from God for every turn or in every direction is what will make a difference in how you proceed from where you are into where He is taking you. Ask God to take the place of the Commanding commander of your life. It is impossible to receive a command from Him and not become a commander. Ask God for His command to sound in your direction. God is a faithful God and His command will never fail you except that you fail to take to His command.