BE THOU STRONG

BE THOU STRONG

[Monday, December 17, 2018]

Jos 1:5  There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Jos 1:6  Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.

Jos 1:7  Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

Jos 1:8  This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Jos 1:9  Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

  I have found at least twenty-nine places in the Bible that say, “be strong”. I like them all, but especially the one in Joshua where it says, “…the Lord thy God is with thee withersoever thou goest.” (vs.9)

  I have felt God’s presence as I have walked through the valley of grief. I have drawn courage from Him as I faced the machine guns in foreign lands and I have known His strength as I ministered to the dying.

  Yes! I know beyond all doubt that God goes with me and in Him I am strong!

Leslie Nivens