No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
"Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. 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. Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; 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. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:5-9
Strength and courage. They are the characteristics that define the man of God. As Joshua was called to lead the Israelites in the passing of Moses a responsibility that was far larger than him beckoned. How was he to lead the people? How was he to provide for them? How was he to protect them? The LORD faithfully responds to Joshua, "Be strong and courageous." This kind of strength and courage however does not come from the self-generated means of physical training or intellect. It comes from faith and obedience in the Word of God. The result of this faith and obedience will be prosperity and success in God's eyes and "...the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
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