Conquest Towards God’s Abounding Promises (2 of 3)

The preaching was based on the Book of Joshua 1:3-5 which says, “I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.  Your territories will extend from the desert of Lebanon and from the great river, the Euphrates-all the Hittite country-to the Great Sea on the west.  No one will be able to stand up against  you all the days of your life.  As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Ptr. Bong cited Joshua as the model  conqueror.  He possessed the dynamics that we have to adopt to be called mighty warriors and conquerors of God.  He began, “We have to have the dynamics of faith that work.  The mighty men of God should have the knowledge of His will and plan in their lives (Jos. 1:1-9), should rehearse to the people those plan and promises He has in store for them and should exercise the gift of vision (Joshua 2:24).

Dynamics of knowing the target. Conquerors should know their targets (Jos. 1:2-4).  They should have the specific aim (John 16:23) and be guided with their specific goal for the time being.  Of course they must have the time-table (Jos.6: 1-4) within their reach. The dynamics of having the strategy on the other hand deals with the inward and outward preparations of a conqueror.  Inwardly speaking, one must be strong, courageous, obedient, meditates the word day and night and must have a consecrated life (Jos. 3:5).  On the other side, outward  preparations deal with the visual mapping of what  to conquer, choosing the right contact person who will give information about the territory, spreading the good testimonies gathered and organizing a team to work out for the target.  And the most important of all is discerning the spiritual impact that the conquest will bring about.