#soap # Joshua 3 ## Title: The Lord Makes Us ## Scripture: (Joshua 3:7) The Lord told Joshua, “This very day I will begin to honor you before all Israel, so they will know that I am with you just as I was with Moses. (NET) ## Observation: We have all heard of people doing the craziest things in order to stand out and get noticed. There was a trend a few years ago where people would eat something called “Tide Pods.” People were literally eating laundry soap to get attention, and some ended up in the hospital for their trouble. In today’s passage, the Lord had already brought Joshua through so much. Joshua was born a slave and was now in charge of a liberated nation. There is no way to be prepared for all that. However, the Lord said it was He who was going to distinguish Joshua and make Joshua all He needed to be. What would your life look like if you did the best you could with what you had been given and trusted the Lord to make you into all He had called you to be? This could change our whole outlook on life. When we go through trouble, we can see it as training ground. When we experience success, we realize it is due to the goodness of God. Everything has purpose and the Lord is in it all. ## Application: Stop trying to stand out and start working toward becoming who the Lord has called you to be. He determines worldly success. All we control is effort. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for being more involved in our lives than we could ever realize.