“Recipe For Spiritual
Success”
“This book
of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; but you shall meditate therein
day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written
therein: for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have
good success.” (v.8)
Without
God’s instructions, Joshua would have failed at leading the Israelites into the
Promised Land. The first step was to “be strong and of good courage” (Joshua
1:6) Next, he was to continually meditate on the Book of the Law, and finally,
he was to do everything it said. As long as Joshua followed the directions, God
promised him “good success” (v.8).
God’s
“recipe for success” can work for us too, but His idea of success has little to
do with money, popularity, or even good health. In the original Hebrew, “then
you will have good success” means “then you will act wisely.” Just as God
called Joshua to walk in wisdom, He wants us to “walk circumspectly, not as
fools but as wise” (Eph. 5:15)
As we take
courage in the Lord, feast on His Word, and obey Him, we have a recipe for
godly success that’s better than anything we could cook up on our own.
Obedience
to God’s Word is the recipe for spiritual success.
The Truth
“Blessed is
the man
Who walks
not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor
stands in the path of sinners,
Nor
sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his
delight is in the law of the Lord,
And
in His law he meditates day and night.
He shall
be like a tree
Planted
by the rivers of water,
That
brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose
leaf also shall not wither;
And
whatever he does shall prosper.” (Psalm 1:1-4)
