Faith Capsule: Promises of God are not for decoration but declaration that is meant for manifestation.
Joshua 1
Trust in God does not time God but takes time to wait on God. Trust in God is trusting in the Word of God that is, trust in God is encased in faith. Trust in God is pleasing to God because faith is what pleases God.
“After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, it came to pass that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying: “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.” (Joshua 1:1-3) God spoke to the children of Israel through Joshua about what He was going to do. God’s plan is to bless only if they were able to trust in God’s promise. Promises of God are not for decoration but declaration that is meant for manifestation for those who trust with expectation. Expectation is rooted in how much trust we have in God for whom He is and what He can do. All of the promises of God will come to pass when the trust invested is making man live by the Word of God.
Often, believer’s way of waiting testifies to how trust is being exercised. To trust in God without rest violates what it means to wait on God.
Psalmist word described what it means to trust and wait on God, “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.” (Psalm 37:7) In your waiting do you trust enough to rest and not be looking to the north, south, east or west for answer to your waiting? Trust in God is to rest and wait patiently. Isaiah 57:13 buttressed, “…But he who puts his trust in Me shall possess the land, and shall inherit My holy mountain.” God spoke again to confirm only those whose trust will rest in His promises. Has the Lord spoken and you have heard Him but didn’t trust Him enough to rest in your waiting? There is nothing to lose in trusting God except to gain beyond imagination. Joshua’s experience after spying on the land was enough for him not to falter but to rest in trusting and abiding by the promise of God. Joshua and Caleb survived among all the generations that failed to rest in their waiting to get through to the Promised Land. God has so many promises for us but they are only achievable by resting in our waiting on Him.
Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to live life resting in the trust that is encased in waiting on God.