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Joshua 1:9 - Courage That Counts.

Joshua 1:9 (NIV) Have I not commanded you? 
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do 
not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will 
be with you wherever you go. 

Joshua 1:9 (NLT) This is my command - be 
strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or 
discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever 
you go.  

COMMENTARY PEARL

   No caring father would say to a small 
child, "Get out there and learn how to ride your 
bike. And don't you come back inside until you 
can!" 
   Instead, good moms and dads instill 
courage by instructing, coaching, cheerleading, 
guiding, and affirming their children. "You can do 
it. I know you can. And I'm right here beside 
you." 
   That "here beside you" principle is the 
one cheering me on right now. So many of the 
courage or bravery or strengthening verses in the 
Bible have that reminder. When we read, "Be 
strong. Take courage," we're missing the most 
important part if we don't keep reading the following 
words, "for I am with you wherever you go" or "I am 
with you always." God the Father, Jesus the Son, 
and the Holy Spirit within me are the reason I 
can take courage no matter what I face, how much 
I tremble, or how uncertain the path ahead of 
me is. I'm not commanded, "Go out there and 
find yourself some courage, and don't come back 
in this house until you do" I'm held by loving 
arms, watched over by loving eyes, and steadied by 
hands that will not falter. 
   There's a "because - a reason - behind 
Jesus's encouragement to stand firm. Because He's 
with me, beside me, within me to make it 
possible. A. W. Tozer wrote, "The only safe place for 
a sheep is by the side of his shepherd, 
because the devil does not fear sheep; he just fears 
the Shepherd." Cynthia Ruchti 
   Faith Step: Consider memorizing that A. 
W. Tozer quote, as well as Joshua 1:9, And 
watch for someone who needs those reminders today. 
[Mornings With Jesus 2022 Devotional by Guideposts and 
Zondervan] 

LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY 

Joshua 1:9 - Courage in Calamity: The 
Dynamics. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2016/20160305-1530.html 

YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs  

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