{"id":836,"date":"2020-02-23T16:41:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T22:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=836"},"modified":"2020-02-23T16:41:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-23T22:41:36","slug":"be-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/23\/be-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201c\u2026Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is<\/em> with thee whithersoever thou goest<\/strong>.\u201d
Joshua 1:9 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever\nbeen asked to do something that you felt completely unqualified and inadequate to\ndo? Was it someone you respect or admire that asked you to do the job? How did\nyou feel? Were you terrified? So many questions run through your mind when you\nare called to do a particularly special job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think back for a\nmoment to Moses in the Bible. There is much recorded about His life and the\nmany things He did for God and the Israelites. He was extremely faithful! He\nled the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt after the Ten Plagues. He led\nthe people to the foot of Mt.\n Sinai, where God wanted\nto speak to His people. However, because the people were so afraid to hear from\nGod, Moses went up the mountain to receive the Law from God. Moses led the\npeople through the wilderness for forty years. If you remember, the people\ncomplained most of the time! Yet Moses remained faithful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of\nhis life, when he knew he was about to die, God told him to appoint a new\nleader. Have you ever thought of how incredibly intimidating it would be to\nfollow the leadership position of Moses?! Nevertheless, God chose Joshua to\nlead His people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Moses died\nand Joshua prepared to lead God\u2019s people into the land of promise, God spoke\nwords of instruction to him. But more than that, He spoke encouraging words to\nJoshua: \u201c8. This book of the law shall\nnot depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night,\nthat thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for\nthen thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.\n9. Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid,\nneither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is<\/em> with thee\nwhithersoever thou goest<\/strong>\u201d (Joshua 1:8-9). As long as Joshua would heed\nGod\u2019s Word, he would be prosperous and have good success. He would need to\nfollow those instructions if he were to lead God\u2019s people! But the best part of\nthese verses: \u201cBe strong and of a good\ncourage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is<\/em>\nwith thee whithersoever thou goest.<\/strong>\u201d I can\u2019t imagine any more encouraging\nwords from God, Himself! It would be amazing to know that God would be with him\nwherever he went! There was no reason to fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But wait! I have\ninstructions from God, and even encouraging words of my own that He has\npromised me (and each person God calls to serve Him) because He called me<\/em><\/strong>\nto love and serve Him. \u201c5. Let your<\/em>\nconversation be<\/em> without covetousness; and be<\/em> content with such\nthings as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.\n6. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is<\/em> my helper, and I will not fear\nwhat man shall do unto me.<\/strong>\u201d (Hebrews 13:6-6). I am to walk according to\nGod\u2019s Word, content with what God has for me in my life. I am to do the jobs He\nhas for me to do \u2014 for He promises that He will never leave me, nor forsake me.\nHow amazing is that! I can count on God to be my helper, never afraid of what\nman may do to me. Such comforting words, knowing that He will help me do\nwhatever it is that He has for me to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you walk in God\u2019s Ways? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you realize God will help you with whatever it is that He has for you to do? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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