TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26
“The
Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?” Ps 27:1 NIV
GET
READY TO MOVE (3)
If you’ve ever packed up and moved to another house,
you may remember saying, “This is the last time I am moving!” Now you know how
Joshua felt moving almost two million people into a new homeland. And they did
it on foot. So God told Joshua two things: (1)
“Be strong and very courageous” (Jos 1:7 NKJV). Why? Because his enemies
where going to attack him and his own people were going to make endless demands
on him. Where do you find courage? In these words: “The Lord is the stronghold
of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?” What word “stronghold” means you are
held in the safety of God’s strong arms. That means nothing can get to you. Without
first coming through Him. Victor Hugo wrote, “Have courage for the great
sorrows of life, and patience for the small ones. And when you have laboriously
accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.” (2) “I will never leave you nor forsake you”
(Jos 1:5 NIV). Who but God could make and keep such a promise? Did He keep His
Word to them? Yes! “So the Lord gave Israel the land He had sworn to give their
forefathers, and they took possession of it and settled there. The Lord gave them
rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their forefathers. Not the one of
their enemies withstood them; the Lord handed all their enemies over to them.
Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to the house of Israel failed; everyone
was fulfilled” (Jos 21: 43-45 NIV). And their God—is your God!
Taken
from the Word for you Today devotional
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