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“The Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun…saying…Be strong and of a good courage…for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest” (Joshua 1:1,9).
We saw yesterday that Moses gave Joshua a charge, telling Him to be strong and of a good courage. Now Moses has died, and Joshua has become the new leader of God’s people. If he had any doubts about how things would go, the Lord Himself encourages him, and three times over tells him the same thing that Moses had said — “Be strong and of a good courage!” How much this must have meant to Joshua, as he assumed a big responsibility and looked ahead to the conquest of Canaan!
The Lord wants to encourage us too, and not only does He tell us to be of good courage, but He reminds us, as He reminded Joshua, and He would be with him wherever he went. The one condition was obedience, and the Lord emphasized this to Joshua. So it is for us; obedience and happiness go together in our Christian life.
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