Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you. – Joshua 1:9
If men will walk in the path that God has marked out for them, they will have a counselor whose wisdom is far above any human wisdom. Joshua was a wise general because God was his guide. The first sword that Joshua used was the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God. Will the men who are handling large responsibilities read the first chapter of Joshua {2BC 993.2}
Do you think that all these charges would have been given to Joshua if there had been no danger of his being brought under misleading influences? It was because the strongest influences were to be brought to bear against his principles of righteousness that the Lord in mercy charged him not to turn to the right hand or to the left. He was to follow a course of strictest integrity. If there had been no peril before Joshua, God would not over and over again have charged him to be of good courage. But amid all his cares, Joshua had his God to guide him. {2BC 993.3}
There is no greater deception than for man to suppose that in any difficulty he can find a better guide than God, a wiser counselor in any emergency, a stronger defense under any circumstance (MS 66, 1898). {2BC 993.4}
The Lord has a great work to be done in our world. To every man He has given His work for man to do. But man is not to make man his guide, lest he be led astray; this is always unsafe. While Bible religion embodies the principles of activity in service, at the same time there is the necessity of asking for wisdom daily from the Source of all wisdom. What was Joshua’s victory? Thou shalt meditate upon the Word of God day and night. The word of the Lord came to Joshua just before he passed over Jordan…. This was the secret of Joshua’s victory. He made God his Guide (Letter 188, 1901). {2BC 993.5}
Remember that God has commanded You/me to be strong and of good courage, we are not to be afraid or dismay because He is with us.
Heart Question: Are you allow God to be your guide, like Joshua? Are you like Joshua, using the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God? Are you taking the commanded of God to be strong and of good courage, not to be afraid nor dismayed, because He God is with you?
- Pray for obedience to command of God that we will be strong and of good courage, not to be afraid.
- Pray for the church members living in Anguilla. Pray that there would be church growth, increased commitment to God and service, as well as punctuality and consistency in attendance
- Pray that church members in Inter American Division that they would put away their differences and come close in Christian fellowship, pleading for the Latter Rain.
- Pray the organization of the networking of the Possibilities Ministry to work in groups specializing in disability.