GOD IS EVER READY BUT ARE YOU………? Joshua 5vs 1-13

The name Gilgal comes from the Hebrew verb (galal), meaning to roll some object on, upon, away (even whirl or dazzle). In a figurative sense it is used in ideas like to roll oneself onto the Lord, meaning to put one's trust in Him (Psalm 22:8) or to commit oneself to Him (Psalm 37:5, Proverbs 16:3). When this verb is used for physically rolling something away or somewhere else, the object is usually stones (Genesis 29:3, Joshua 10:18 However, instead of commanding His people to go forward into the battle, God commands them to remain at Gilgal and to do several things that, on the surface, appear very strange. It even appears that the things they are required to do puts them at risk before their enemies. Are you ready to conquer your Canaan? Let me ask you a question. Are you ready to conquer your Canaan? The answer? Only if you are willing to make the right spiritual preparations. Let's take a few minutes this morning to consider the steps that Israel was commanded to take before they could conquer their Canaan. As we do, ask yourself whether or not these things have been taken care of in your life. Because, until they are, you will never be able to conquer your Canaan. Are you ready to conquer your Canaan? Let's find out this morning. RENEWING THEIR COVENANT WITH THE LORD The first command the Lord gives to Israel is that all the man are to be circumcised. It would seems that all the men who came out of Egypt were circumcised according to the demands of the Abrahamic covenant. For 40 years there was no sign of the after the first Circumcision. WHAT IS YOUR COVENANT WITH THE LORD TODAY? Colossians 2 vs 13-15 13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature,[b] God made you[c] alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. WHAT EVER PROBLEM YOU ARE FACING, HE WILL ROLL IT AWAY. DO NOT FACE THE BATTLE YOUR WAY. DO NOT GO WITH YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. REST IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD. REMEMBER HIS COVENANT. HE IS NOT MINDFUL OF YOUR SINS. HE JUST WANT YOU TO BELIEVE IN HIM MY WAYS ARE NOT YOUR WAYS Isaiah 55:8-9 New King James Version (NKJV) 8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. 9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. REAFFIRMING THEIR CONFIDENCE IN THE LORD At this point, Israel is camped in the heart of enemy territory. After they have been circumcised, every male in the nation of Israel is temporarily disabled and is rendered unable to fight. It took great faith for them to submit to the rite of circumcision! They had to be willing to trust the Lord to protect them until they healed. They were literally sitting ducks for the enemy. However, their faith was the secret to their success. These men had learned the valuable lesson that their battles would not be won by military might and by superior battlefield tactics. They knew that if they ever saw victory, it would be because God gave it to them. Theirs would be a victory based wholly in faith. RECENT TESTIMONY OF A LADY BEING HEALED FROM BREAST CANCER. 4 STAGE BREAST CANCER. SAI BABA BACKGROUND. UNABLE TO WALK- WAITING FOR HER TIME TO GO. A SISTER FROM OUR CHURCH SPOKE TO HER ABOUT JESUS OUR HEALER. SHE EXCEPTED JESUS AND SAID THE SINNER’S PRAYER. OUR SISTER GAVE HER THE HOLY COMMUNION GURANTEEING THE HEALING. THE NEXT DAY SHE WENT FOR HER CHECK UP NO SIGN OF CANCER. JESUS IS OUR HEALER. REMOVING THEIR CONDEMNATION BY THE LORD . The term "reproach of Egypt" has reference to 2 events during Israel's wilderness wanderings. The first is found in Ex. 32:1-12 when the Children of Israel made a golden calf and worshiped it as God. The other happened at Kadesh-Barnea when the children of Israel displayed unbelief and refused to enter into the promised land, Num 14:11-14 UNBELIEF IS BRINGING CONDEMNATION. IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE THAT GOD IS ABLE TO DO GREAT THINGS IN YOUR LIFE YOU WILL BE COME LIKE THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL AT KADESH BANEA. IT IS JUST TELLING GOD MY PROBLEMS ARE BIGGER THAN YOU. Romans 8:1-2 New King James Version (NKJV) Free from Indwelling Sin 8 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus,[a] who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. REMEMBERING THE COMMITMENT OF THE LORD We find Israel once again keeping the feast of the Passover. They first observed it when they were still in Egypt, Ex. 9-14. They also celebrated it at Mount Sinai before they left for Kadesh-Barnea, Num. 9:1-14. However, there is no evidence that they had celebrated the Passover in 40 years. The fact is they couldn't! The new generation had not been circumcised and this was a requirement for participating in the Passover. BELIEVE IN JESUS AND PARTAKE THE HOLY COMMUNION New Testament Circumcision Romans 2:28-29(17-29) - vs. 28-29: "For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God."                                 OUTWARD CIRCUMCISION INWARD CIRCUMCISION BY BELIEVING IN JESUS. YOU WILL BE BLESSED FOREVER. RIGHT BELIEF PRODUCES RIGHT RESULT. GOD HAS ALREADY BLESSED US BUT WHY IS NOT FLOWING AS IT OUGHT TO BE. GOD IS ALWAYS READY TO KEEP YOU BLESSED AND YOU MY BROTHERS AND SISTER BE READY TO RECEIVE ALL HE HAS GIVEN THROUGH HIS SON . HE IS THE COMMADER IN YOU. HE IS ALWAYS FOR YOU. THANK YOU JESUS.