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God’s Will Is in God’s Word - Daily Hope with Rick Warren - January 9, 2025

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God’s Will Is in God’s Word
By Rick Warren

“Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.” Joshua 1:8 (NLT)

God wants you to be successful in the destiny he’s planned for you. 

So how do you do that? You must build your life completely on God’s Word—completely in, around, through, and with the Word of God. You’ve got to get into the Word and not just study it. You must become a man or woman of the Word.

That’s what God told Joshua as he prepared to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land. Notice what God says in Joshua 1:7-8: “Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do. Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do” (NLT).

Scripture is the key to success. God’s will is in God’s Word. Joshua devoted himself to the Scriptures and all that Moses had taught him. It was then that God allowed him to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land after 40 years of wandering in the desert. 

The same is true for you. The more your life is filled with and focused on Scripture—as you hear, read, study, and memorize it—the more your life will be successful the way God intends it to be.  

Can you say your life is built completely on God’s Word? I’ve discovered that a person who has a Bible that’s falling apart usually isn’t falling apart themselves.  

Psalm 14:2 says, “The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God” (ESV). 

I don’t know about you, but I intend to be one of those people. I intend to be a person that God looks at and says, “Look at that Warren guy. He is really seeking me.” 

And I want you to be that kind of person. I want you to be the person who wakes up in the morning and makes Satan say, “Oh no! That person’s awake. I hate it when they’re up because they mess up my plans.” 

God’s looking for people who really seek him—those who understand he has a destiny for their lives. He’s looking for people who are willing to invest their lives pursuing him.

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