“And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one word has failed of all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one of them has failed.” – Joshua 23:14

Honestly, this part of Joshua always makes me choke up and so I fear my writing. I’m going to be morbidly candid this morning. I think about my death every single day. There is not a single day that goes by where I do not think it could be my very last.

For all the reckless and thoughtless things I do, its a living and willing testament of God’s existence and His active participation in life. In fact, I have recurring dreams on the ways I may expire without hitting all the good that God has planned for me.

The very thought terrifies my mind and heart into a manic depressive state of worthlessness. And every morning I wake up and fight those thoughts, because it just means that God ain’t done with me yet, there are more good things promised that need to pass. However, death is definitely coming for me and so I hope everything good that happens is not the last; and everything bad, I hope is not my undoing. God ain’t done with you either.

God is only done when “all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you” comes to fruition. This is where things become tricky. Our problem has always been that we can’t be certain of the good things God promised us because we don’t know the good things God promises us for our lives.

So unless we know these promises, hitting a funk in your life doesn’t mean that God is done with you and that you should give up on life. Absolutely not. In fact, it should just be an indicator to you that it may be time to reexamine what good things are yet to come.

Joshua orates a history of nation of Israel to help people understand their present. More specifically, the why and where they are going as a result of their history. He says you don’t need to worry about the “how” because that’s God’s to take care of. His oration hints us in on the good things that have come to pass and does not forget the bad things we brought on ourselves. It provides rhyme and reason to why and where they stand before God’s plans for their lives. It gives us a clue on how we should be examining our lives.

If you can’t quite see why you are at the very place and moment of history you are in, then all you have to do us look at your legacy and the opportunities/hardships that have been afforded to you. Everything in your life culminates into a vision of the good things God promises you here and now.

Even if you only remember the bad, hurt, scars and pain of life because, as far as you can see, those are the only things given to you, I promise there is redemption to be found in it. The Israelites didn’t just spend two generations in the wilderness for nothing. But it means nothing if they can’t see the good things that God wants to make come to pass– it was about setting up their inheritance.

What are the good things yet to come from God in your life (what is God’s vision for you)? If you don’t know, then you can’t be where you need to be and you need to start asking and reflecting. God does not fail, nor is He a liar. Your life will have good things come to pass.

This is not some wishful and esoteric theological banter. This is truth that cannot be denied. But you have to be able to envision it, otherwise it will just pass you by without you realizing it.

For some of us the good things may be to raise a family; for others it may mean influential careers; yet for others it may mean reaching the needy and destitute; and for the people who remain, it may be to help others see good things pass.

Whatever it is, we need to pray for it and ask to be shown the good things coming to pass in our life times. It only ends when the good things of God come to pass.

So it ain’t over for you yet.