Be Strong - The One Year Book of Bible Promises

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.

Joshua 1:9

JOSHUA HAD JUST lost his finest friend and mentor, Moses. God was entrusting Joshua with the mission of taking the Israelites into the Promised Land. Moses had lost that right when he sinned against God by striking the rock with his staff after he had been ordered only to speak to it (see Numbers 20).

Understandably, Joshua probably felt frightened and worried. How could he lead this group of people into the land when Moses had not been able to control them so many times in the past?

At that point, God came to Joshua and spoke the words in today’s verse. Imagine the relief on Joshua’s face when he realized God was promising to be with him just as he had been with Moses, through good times and bad.

God gives the same promise to you. So what are you waiting for? God has given you work to do. Get to it!