Sermon Notes:
Arise
Now Therefore Arise
Pastor Alan Hannah
After the death of Moses, the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, 2“Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. [Joshua 1:1-2 NIV]
God’s blessing comes when we trust His perspective on what’s next more than our nostalgia for what was.
8And the people of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days. Then the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended. [Deuteronomy 34:8 ESV]
3I promise you what I promised Moses: ‘Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you… For I will be with you as I was with Moses. 5I will not fail you or abandon you… 6Be strong and courageous… [Joshua 1:3-6 NLT]
12But many of the older priests, Levites, and other leaders who had seen the first Temple wept aloud when they saw the new Temple’s foundation. The others, however, were shouting for joy. 13The joyful shouting and weeping mingled together in a loud noise that could be heard far in the distance. [Ezra 3:12-13 NLT]
3Does anyone remember this house—this Temple—in its former splendor? How, in comparison, does it look to you now? It must seem like nothing at all! [Haggai 2:3 NLT]
4But now the LORD says: ‘Be strong, Zerubbabel. Be strong, Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people still left in the land. And now get to work, for I am with you, says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. 5My Spirit remains among you, just as I promised when you came out of Egypt. So do not be afraid.’ [Haggai 2:4-5 NLT]
9“The future glory of this Temple will be greater than its past glory, says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. And in this place I will bring peace. I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!” [Haggai 2:9 NLT]
10Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is not wise to ask such questions. [Ecclesiastes 7:10 NIV]
God’s blessing comes when we trust His perspective on what’s next more than our nostalgia for what was.