Joshua Chapter 3 God gives general commands a. Fathers – head of the house b. Parents – corporal punishment c. Teens – leaving wrong crowd 2. What to do when you are trying to obey a general command: a. Pray b. Search the Scriptures c. Analyze the situation d. Ask questions e. Do it. Step out in faith 3. The Ark of the Covenant represented Jesus Christ The people were to keep their eyes on the Ark
b. We are to keep our eyes on J.C. the solution and not the problem 4. Spiritual victory is built on spiritual victory Spiritual victories are based on what God does for us, not on what we do for Him. 5. God makes sure that He receives glory Isaiah 42:8 I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another . . . He does it for us, not Himself. Elijah and David illustration