Joshua 1:9 (NKJV) 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
At the beginning of the book of Joshua, in the very first chapter, God says to Joshua, “be strong and of good courage”. Not once, not twice but three times. Now, that right there would scare me. Why would God say that?
I am the type of person who would rather not know or hear about what’s ahead of me. I do better on the spot. You know; ignorance is bliss. That’s me!
Let me just know as I go. If I know too much up front, my head goes nuts trying to figure out how to avoid what I may face. Is anyone with me?
You see, when you move with God, some of His instructions are just what they are. You can’t avoid them, go around them or try to figure everything out. You just have to do it the way He is leading.
Sometimes He will give us a phrase. Or maybe only one single Word. And it will carry us the whole way through the journey.
Moses had died, and now God was speaking to Joshua, instructing him to lead the people. The first lesson as a leader that Joshua had to learn was to “be strong and of good courage”.
I believe this is something we all have to learn up front. God can’t use us to lead if we cry over spilled milk. We can’t be so sensitive that every little thing upsets us.
It’s time that we, as God’s children, step up to the plate and show others what it’s like to be strong and of good courage. Amen.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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