Strong, Courageous & Firm!

Reading form the Book of Deuteronomy 31:6-8

^Deuteronomy6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” ⁷ Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors to give them, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance. ⁸ The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”Moses told the Israelites to be strong, courageous and firm. Do you know what it means to be firm? It means to stick to what you know is right without letting anything or anyone talk you out of it".

Moses told Joshua that he was to be strong, courageous and firm because he was to lead the people into the land that the Lord had given them. He assured him that the Lord would never fail him or forsake him and that God would go with him to lead him to victory. God makes that same promise to me and you today.

Sometimes we think that we have to wait until we are no longer afraid before we try to do something. But we probably will not accomplish much for God, for others, or even for ourselves if we wait until all our fear is gone. We need to face our fear with courage and do some things despite our fear.

It is comforting to know that everywhere we go, God has been before us to prepare the way. Whatever your situation, know that God promises to go with you. Wherever you go, whatever your circumstances, ask God to go before you and prepare the way. He will do it and then all you have to do is follow. Be strong, be courageous and be firm!