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“And he (Moses) gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee” (Deuteronomy 31:23).
We have seen how Joshua began to serve the Lord as a young man, but then had to spend forty years in the wilderness because the people did not want to fight to conquer the land of Canaan. During that time, he had learned much from Moses, and much from the Lord Himself. Now the time had come for Joshua to take over as leader of Israel.
Moses tells him to be strong and of a good courage, for the Lord would be with him. The Lord would bring Israel into the land of Canaan, for He had sworn that He would do it.
Sometimes we find ourselves in a similar situation in our own lives. Perhaps we have relied on someone older, even perhaps a Christian friend who is only a little older than we are. But then they move away, go off to university, or get a job somewhere else, and we do not see them very often. We miss their company and encouragement, but this is a good chance to get closer to the Lord, and to remember that He is always with us. He will never leave us, nor forsake us!
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