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. (Joshua 1:9 KJV)
God’s Command “Be strong and of a good courage” is tantamount to trusting Him, knowing He is with you always. God shows us throughout the Bible in both Old and New Testament, how He establishes His presence over and over, He goes before us and leads us to victory, through His grace and His power.
Be strong and of a good courage is generally spoken to encourage an undertaking of great magnitude. For example, David’s charge to Solomon to build the temple ( 1 Chronicles 28:20), King Hezekiah’s encouragment to his subjects to withstand the enemy’s siege (2 Chronicles 32:7) and Joshua’s own charge to Israel to fight (Jushua 10:25).
God’s promises are shining examples and testimony about His love for us. He demonstrates repeatedly through His presence, the ability of our success, which will come only through Him, and by Him. And, because, He is with us and in control.
When we give the Lord our full surrender and hand our “ship to Him” or—for Him to take control of the Helm, we are assured of His presence and the victory. He is our constant source of encouragement and ostensibly, our Light in the darkness, and our weapons of defense against the enemy. He is our sword of protection, which is to say, His Word.
We cannot alter life’s transformations, but we can fall in line to the best life has to offer us by following His commands. We cannot take evil out of the world, but God will protect us as He goes before us, where no weapons will prosper as the Lord stated so eloquently and powerfully in Isaiah 54:17—No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
If God is for us, who can be against us? Our weapons of defense, His word, His promise and His unconditional love. When we love Him, and give Him full control, we will always win, we will sail on placid waters with Him at our helm…
Are you ready to hand your ship over to Him?
Isaiah 55:1-3
King James Version (KJV)
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
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My favorite scripture: ” be strong and courageous…” God at the helm! Always and amen.
Thanks! It is a powerful one for sure! Amen.
God bless~
What a great reminder, and a powerful illustration! May we all let God take the helm…thanks for this!
Thank you John…I appreciate you stopping by!
I’m going to check out your site as soon as I get a chance,
looks wonderful.
God bless~
And, I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And, he said, go thy way, Daniel for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified and made white, and tried, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. Daniel 12: 8 – 10
To the wise and those who hear and let God be in control as they surrender to the Holy Sprit, amen and hallelujah.
Good post to the testimony of how great God is and how He always wants to do good by His children.
Amen and God bless
Fantastic scripture! Perfect…but then again, all of God’s Words are perfect.
God bless~
Love the whole imagery with having Christ at the helm of our ship. He is always in control Amen.
Surrender to Him and everything else will fall into place according to His will.
Yes…God at the helm, so we can be undeniably sure we will sail through any storm, and rest assured knowing He’ll bring us to safe ports every single time! Amen.
God bless~
Well written devotional to God and how awesome He is with us. He really is the only thing we can depend on in this corrupt world.
Blessing to you and all
A double Amen to that! He is the ONLY thing in life and in our lives that we can totally and completely depend on and trust!
God bless~
Excllent!
Bless you
Amen!
God bless~
This site is filled with love of God and praise for Him. Keep praising His name for the world to see. God is the constant directional path for His children.
God bless everyone
Thanks! God is our path to all things. Amen.
God bless~
Cool and awesome way to praise God. I hope everyone will realize how awesome God is and give Him praise daily.
Thank you Savannah! I always find ways to praise Him, there are twenty-four hours in a day, and that doesn’t seem enough to thank HIm…but it’s a start!
God bless~
So good to praise and trust our Lord. Keep trusting.
God bless you
Amen!
God bless~