DIVINE BACKING.

There shall not any man be able tostand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was
with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail
thee, nor forsake thee. JOSHUA 1 : 5.
READ : JOSHUA 1 : 1 - 7 :
1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the
LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto
Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go
over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the
land which I do give to them, even to the children of
Israel.
3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread
upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the
great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the
Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going
down of the sun, shall be your coast.
5 There shall not any man be able to stand before
thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so
I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake
thee.
6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this
people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land,
which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou
mayest observe to do according to all the law, which
Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it
to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest
prosper withersoever thou goest.
MESSAGE :
Divine backing is the support you receive
supernaturally from the Almighty God. Without
Divine backing, hardly can any man succeed in life.
This is because demonic activities in the world are
out to frustrate mankind. The Bible says :
"Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in
them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the
sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great
wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short
time." Revelation 12 : 12.
In the memory verse for today, God encouraged
Joshua to take up the spiritual mandate of leading
His people to the Promised Land. Joshua was assured
of divine backing when the Lord said :
"There shall not any man be able to stand before thee
all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will
be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."
Joshua 1 : 5.
God repeatedly encouraged Joshua to be courageous.
No wonder he did great exploits in the Name of the
Lord. When David faced Goliath, it was divine backing
that saw him through the fight against the
experienced giant. In response to the giant's curses,
David said :
"This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand;
and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee;
and I will give the carcases of the host of the
Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to
the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may
know that there is a God in Israel." 1 Samuel 17 : 46.
David, prior to this time had been enjoying divine
backing. It was this divine backing that enabled him to
kill a lion and a bear that wanted to steal his
father's livestock. Beloved, you too will enjoy Divine
backing of you surrender your life to Jesus Christ
today. Even as a believer, for you to enjoy divine
backing, particularly in the ministry, you need to be
broken and live in obedience to the Word of God.
Jesus said :
"Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and
ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit,
and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye
shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it
you. John 15 : 16.
Jesus chose you to win souls to His Kingdom and He
promised to back you up by providing everything you
request for. May the Lord give you supernatural
support and the backing you need to succeed in Jesus'
name.
PRAYER POINT :
Father, please support me in all I do in Jesus' name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : HEBREW 1 : 1 - 5 : 9 AND
PSALMS 23.
AUTHOR : PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE.
HYMN 6 : WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS.
What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer.
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Are we weak and heavy laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he'll take and shield thee
thou wilt find a solace there..