My family and I
are studying Joshua through Solomon (People of the Promised Land, Part I) in
Bible Study Fellowship this year (last year was Romans). No matter what we are
studying, it always applies to our particular situation!
Over the last
couple of weeks we have and continue to face several health challenges. One big
one is my Dad’s heart. He is having heart surgery again today because of a
possible complication from his heart surgery earlier this summer. When fear
surfaces, we keep clinging to several of the following verses in Joshua 1.
Joshua 1:1-9
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 Mediterranean Sea in the west.5 No
one will be able to stand 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 ancestors 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 Keep
this Book of the Law always on your lips; 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 afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:1-9
God prepared
Joshua for the task He had given to him. None of these commands or promises
were new (see Genesis 13, Deuteronomy 11 and 31). Joshua had heard them before.
However, for Joshua’s benefit, God reiterated His plan, His promise, His
presence and His principles.
When I start
worrying about our family health challenges, these verses remind me that God
will never leave us, we aren’t to be afraid or discouraged, and we are to trust
in Him. He will enable us to accomplish what He has planned for us to do as we
continue to study and meditate on His Word.
Where are you
facing uncertainty? How do these verses challenge and encourage you?
We can have
courage in God, despite uncertainty!
Alice
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