Good Word for Today!

The Lord Be With You Today!   Joshua 1:6a "Be strong and courageous," (The Lord is charging Joshua with a forceful directive. Joshua had earlier heard these same words when Moses had given Joshua instructions as He passed the leadership of God's people to his assistant. Now, the Lord Himself gives this encouragement to Joshua as the young man prepares to step into his new position as newly-appointed leader of God's people. God's words are meant to do more than cheer Joshua on or to inspire him. They are not just a nice suggestion or just a good idea. They are a plain and concise command of the Lord to be strong, to persevere, to prevail over, and to bind fast whatever he put his hand to. They are a clear and succinct command of the Lord to be courageous, to be alert and steadfast, to be bold and to harden himself. The Lord gives us this same charge today. As we step into new territory, new responsibilities, new callings from the Lord, He admonishes us to be strong and courageous as we face the unknown before us.) May the Lord richly bless you this day! In Christ's love, Blessings! Sally 513 254 3874

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Good Word for Today!

The Lord Be With You Today!   Joshua 1:5  "No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. (As Joshua faces completely unchartered territory, as he prepares to lead God's people to enter the Promised Land, the Lord promises Joshua that no one will be able to stand against him because the Lord will give Joshua and His people victory over their foes. Just as He promised Joshua, the Lord has promised to go before us into the Promised Land of the life He has for us, and He has also promised us victory over the enemy that we will face there. When what lies before us seems insurmountable, He says that nothing will be able to withstand our forward progress because He gives us victory.) As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; (The Lord commissioned Moses to fulfill His purposes, communicated with him, built relationship with him, led him, guided him, directed him, strengthened him, sustained him, empowered him, confirmed him, protected him, taught him, prospered him, assured him of success, and gave him victory over his enemies. In these same ways, just as the Lord has declared that He will be with Joshua just as He was with Moses, He has also called us to step out into His purposes and has commissioned us to fulfill all that to which He has called us. And He promises us He will be with us in the same way He was with Moses and Joshua.) I will never leave you nor forsake you."  (The meaning in the Hebrew in the phrase never leave you is that the Lord Himself declares and vows that He will not fail us or be feeble or weak for us or be slack toward us. The deeper meaning behind the phrase forsake you is that He vows He will not loosen Himself from us or neglect us, that He will not abandon, desert, or leave us behind. As the Lord was faithful to Moses and Joshua, so He will be with us today.) May the Lord richly bless you this day! In Christ's love, Blessings! Sally 513 254 3874

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