DAILY DEVOTIONAL TODAY - December 29, 2022 || Our Daily Bread [Daily Devotion] | MamClaireTV

Devotional Message:
(Joshua 1:9)
“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.”

We read the Biblical stories and we tend to feel that those in the scriptures are super human. The truth is, they were people just like you and I. If there is a difference, it is the fact that they heard from God and, in Joshua’s case, decided to believe what God said. God chose Joshua to replace Moses as leader of the Jewish nation and lead them into the promised land. But God knew the task ahead and he knew Joshua. He knew that Joshua was a normal person with passions, fears and struggles. So when God appointed Joshua as leader, Moses met with him three times and told him to be strong and courageous. Then God called Joshua and Moses to appear before Him and personally told Joshua, “Be strong and courageous.” Can you imagine the impact that would have had on Joshua? To have Moses tell him three times and then meet with God face to face, and hear God tell him the same thing? But that was not enough. After Moses died, God personally called Joshua and spoke directly to him four more times. Each time God told Joshua to “be strong and courageous”. What did God know about Joshua that would cause Him to tell Joshua directly and indirectly eight times that he was to be strong and courageous? No doubt He knew that Joshua was a man just like you and I, and that he needed to put his feeble faith in a supernatural God. That is what Joshua did and God delivered him and the Jewish nation into the promised land. What is it that you need courage for? What do you need strength for? Remember today what God reminded Joshua of eight times, “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For I AM with you wherever you go.”

Prayer:
Heavenly Father you know all about me. You know how I need You. Today You have told