Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. - Hebrews 13:8 NLT
Because this is true - so also is this:
Joshua 1:3 - "Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.
1:4 - "From the wilderness and this Lebanon, even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all of the land of the Hittites, and as far as the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun, will be your territory.
1:5 - "No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you.
1:6 - "Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
1:7 - "Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go.
1:8 - "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.
1:9 - "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."
Jesus said during the Sermon on the Mount, "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill." - Matthew 5:17
Jesus fulfilled the Law, so we can walk in the freedom of God's grace and mercy, and His love and acceptance; so that "every place on which the sole of your foot treads" is the Promised Land. He has given it to us. We just have to be strong and courageous and trust that He is with us wherever we go.
The book of Joshua is so encouraging to me. In the first chapter alone God says to be, "Be strong and courageous" three times.
I hope you enjoyed your day today.
Terrie
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