God's Three Steps To "Good Success"

In successfully leading the Israelites into the Promised Land, Joshua had to obey God’s simple instructions. The first step being to “be strong and of good courage” (Joshua 1:6); the second step included continually meditating on the Book of the Law; and finally, he was to "do" everything it said (Joshua 1:8). As long as Joshua followed these three steps, God promised him “good success.”

Notice that God’s idea of success has little to do with fame, fortune, or knowing the right people. In the original Hebrew, the phrase, “then you will have good success” (Strong’s 7919) means “then you will act wisely.” Just as God called Joshua to walk in wisdom, He wants us to “walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise” (Ephesians 5:15).

Dear reader, as we take courage in the Lord (John 16:33 NASB), feast on His Word (1 Peter 2:1-2), and obey Him (Romans 6:17), we have a recipe for godly success that’s better than anything we could possibly think up on our own.

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets