A lot of people will do one half of what God asks them to do and then get mad because God hadn't done anything yet.

Dr. Tony Evans says partial obedience won't bring full victory.

You've got to go all the way with God.

If a runner doesn't cross the finish line, it doesn't matter how much they ran.

They've got to finish.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr.

Tony Evans.

Following turn-by-turn directions doesn't really help if you decide to skip some of those turns along the way.

Today, Dr. Evans shows how Israel's greatest biblical victory quickly

gave way to unexpected defeat, and how our faith and obedience determine whether we move forward

with God or fall back on ourselves. Let's join him in the book of Joshua as he gets started.

Now, Jericho, chapter 6, was tightly shut because of the sons of Israel.

No one went out or came in.

The Lord says the Joshua, see, I have given Jericho into your hand with its king and the valiant warriors.

Now, what's interesting about this verse is the battle hadn't happened yet.

Yet God says they've already lost.

What's the New Testament principle?

You are more than conquerors in him who loved you and gave himself for you.

That when you and the Lord are on the same page, you've already won,

even if you haven't won yet.

So he speaks about a victory that has not occurred in history, but that has occurred in eternity.

Which is why we need to maintain a heavenly perspective

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