In Between Promise & Fulfillment

WHAT IS IT FOR?

- Start well, end well, what about the "in-between"?

Joshua 6:1-5

Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.

2 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. 3 March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. 4 Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. 5 When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.”

#1 In between promise & fulfillment, stand victoriously

1 Corinthians 15:57

57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Psalm 23:6

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Surely your goodness and love will follow me,   all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

- We shall know the Truth which sets us free

- We shall Believe the Truth

- We shall Claim the promise that is fulfilled

- There's nothing too difficult for God

#2 In between promise & fulfillment, persevere relentlessly

Hebrews 6:12

12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. 

Psalm 40:1

I waited patiently for the Lord;

    he turned to me and heard my cry.

- Faith + Patience

- God's timing -> some things are delayed to teach us something

- In the high points we forgot God because of arrogance

- In the low points don't give up -> continue serving and giving

#3 In between promise & fulfillment, confess positively.

Joshua 6:10

But Joshua had commanded the army, “Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!”

Proverbs 18:21

The tongue has the power of life and death,
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 21:23

Those who guard their mouths and their tongues

    keep themselves from calamity.

James 3:2

We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.

Joshua 6:20

 When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city.

- It's human nature to complain

- The more we complain, the more we drift away from Jesus

- Wrong words destroy relationships, business deals and hurt people