“Be Strong and Very Courageous”
“Be Strong and Very Courageous”
Blessings folk!
Do not fear!
Do not tremble!
Do not be dismayed!
It is one thing to state “what not to do”.
What should we do?
The Lord gives us many examples in the Word.
Joshua is a very familiar one.
Moses had died.
Joshua in now leader.
Read what the Lord says to him…
Jos 1:1-9
Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD,
that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ servant, saying,
“Moses My servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people,
to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel.
“Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you,
just as I spoke to Moses.
“From the wilderness and this Lebanon, even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates,
all the land of the Hittites, and as far as the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun will be your territory.
“No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life.
Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you.
“Be strong and courageous,
for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
“Only be strong and very courageous;
be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you;
do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go.
“This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth,
but you shall meditate on it day and night,
so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it;
for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.
“Have I not commanded you?
Be strong and courageous!
Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
The Lord told Joshua that:
- He would be with Him as He was with Moses
- That no man would be able to stand before him all the days of his life
The Lord then commanded/instructed:
- Be strong
- Be courageous
- Do all in the Law…carefully
- Do not turn from the Law…to the right or left
- The Law shall not depart from his mouth…in other words, speak anything else other
- Meditate upon the Law day and night
- Be careful to do all in the Law
The Lord then tells the outcome if Joshua does this:
- Way prosperous
- Have success
- Strength
- Courage
As with Joshua, the Lord is with every Believer wherever we go.
Mediate upon His Word.
Speak His Word.
The Strength of the Lord will manifest in you.
The Courage of the Lord will move in power.
The Word brings strength and courage.
Strength and courage will overwhelm fear and dismay.
Believers, the very Presence and Power of the Most High to the world…
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