Receive What God Has Provided

God provided Joshua with a change of raiment after removing his filthy garments, showing that His work includes both removing what defiles and providing what is needed for a new way of life.

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God provides what His people need to leave their former condition and live according to what He has called them to be.

• Joshua did not provide his own solution to the condition represented by his filthy garments; God commanded that they be removed and provided a change of raiment.
• God's work in Joshua's life included both the removal of what was unclean and the provision of new garments.
• Receiving what God provides requires recognizing that the new condition comes from God rather than from human effort alone.
• God's provision does not remove the responsibility to respond; Joshua was subsequently called to walk in God's ways and keep His charge.
• The change of garments represents a transition from the former condition into a condition prepared for continued service to God.
• Faith should lead a believer to receive God's provision with humility and then live according to what God has provided.

• Recognize your need for what God alone can provide.
• Receive God's mercy and provision with humility rather than trying to establish your own righteousness.
• Do not continue identifying yourself with the condition God has called you to leave.
• Thank God for what He has provided instead of treating His provision as something you have earned.
• Let what God provides change the way you live and serve Him.
• Walk faithfully in what God has called you to after receiving His provision.