By Emily Wooten
In Deuteronomy 31:6 God had Moses tell the people, ” Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
The same way God spoke to the light in creation and told it to be and it was, he commanded Israel and Joshua to be strong and of a good courage. God doesn’t say words casually. When he speaks it is to cause something to happen.
Moses was gone and Joshua was faced with a seemingly unsurmountable task. God had chosen Joshua to lead his people. He spoke life in to Joshua and told him, “Be Strong!”
Joshua 1:8-9 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
What more do we need than to have God with us wherever we go? Holy Spirit has been sent to us.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 What? Don’t you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
John 14:16-17 (Jesus said) And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, (Holy Spirit) that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
John 10:26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
Jesus said it and it is recorded in John 14:26-27 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Those words still resound today, “Don’t let your heart be troubled or afraid.” God is encouraging us today to trust him in every situation. As we prioritize his will over our own, we will gain strength, grace and favor.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.