Vulnerability of Trust

1. The people had to trust Joshua because God would challenge them with things that

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   their trust in their leader.

2. Can you imagine how much their fear

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   when they heard that Israel had crossed the Jordan and was camped out in their own backyard?

3. God had different objectives for them to accomplish

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   they could enter Canaan.

4. When God acts, people take

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   .

5. Trusting God makes us

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   .

6. One does not need to be a trained infantry soldier to comprehend the importance of

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   any factors that could lead to ineffectiveness before entering hostile territory.

7. We are called to

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   God, whatever the cost.

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   obedience does not fulfill the requirements of complete obedience, and
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   obedience cannot be considered true obedience.

9. We only

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   what it means to trust when we are vulnerable.

10. Israel learned what it meant to trust God by

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    His commands.

11. We truly understand the meaning of

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    when we are in a state of vulnerability - when we perceive that our lives are out of
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    - when circumstances begin to
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    - and when we encounter challenges that
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    our capacity to control them.

12. It is important to acknowledge our needs and dependencies and to trust God as we face

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    challenges.

13. Upon entering the Land, the Israelites performed circumcision and celebrated Passover, which reminded them of their

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    with the Lord.

14. The timing was perfect, as they crossed the river at precisely the right date to begin a

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    in the land by remembering their deliverance from Egypt. And then the
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    ceased.

15. When God selected the Israelites as His chosen people, they established a covenant relationship, prompting Him to declare, “I will be your

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    , and you will be My people.”

16. Based on their covenant agreement, they

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    the terms of the covenant through circumcision and the Passover celebration.

17. As previously stated, we only learn what it means to

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    when we are vulnerable.