The Lord Commands Joshua
1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' aide:2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites.3 I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.4 Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Great Sea on the west.
5 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. 6 “Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them.7 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.8 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.
9 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.
I read this this morning as I was waiting to get my blood work done in the chemo room. I have to go there and have my blood drawn from my picc line. They need to check my counts every week to be sure I am ok for chemo.
The line that keeps coming back to me is verse 5...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 or forsake you.
That is quite a verse.
It speaks in scripture on how we are to meditate on Gods word, the bible. Psalm 1:2. I have been meditating on that verse. I really don't have any answers about it but it fascinates me. No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. Wow.
We are children of God. He says He will lead us, He will protect us, He will fight for us. Do we believe that. It sounds good, but do we understand it?
I think it is one of those things....we ponder it....we hold it....we meditate on it day and night. It is a promise God gave to Joshua....is it a promise He has given to us?
In the new testament Jesus tells his disciples that they will do greater works than He. John 14.
We need to be filled with the spirit, we need to study Gods word and we need to know what it says so we are not deceived. Then we need to ponder on it, God will unlock the jewels that are placed within his word for us to discover.
And indeed He will never leave you or forsake you all the days of your life.
That I know for sure!
Blessings
