Joshua 1:7-8
Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my
servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that
you may be successful wherever you go. Keep this Book of the
Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that
you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous
and successful.
Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known
God. -Corrie Ten Boom
Our youngest granddaughter had to have oral surgery. When you're nine years old and have nothing to compare the experience to, you have a bit of fear and anxiety. A beautiful thing happened to her. After school, one of her teachers and her principal prayed with her, on the day before the surgery. That evening, I ate dinner with her and her family and she prayed over the meal and asked God to make everything go well for her during surgery. My heart danced a happy dance. That little nine-year-old gets it. She placed her fear in God's hands.
Our ministers are preaching a series this month that focuses
on Joshua called "Be Strong and Courageous." God told Joshua multiple
times to be strong and courageous. In Joshua 7, He called him to be strong and very
courageous." Take it up a notch Joshua and step out on faith.
Courage isn't the absence of fear, but the choice to trust
God with the future. He calls all of us to step out and have faith in Him and
in the future He's planned for us. He asked Joshua to keep the Book of the Law on
His lips. For us, He wants us to have the word of God in our hearts. I'm no
Bible scholar. There's so much I don't understand, but I cling to the verses
that encourage and give me strength and courage.
Trust in God for the future, be strong and courageous.
