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You will be with you. He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.

What a promise. Like put yourself in Joshua's shoes. You're about to succeed in Moses, who

led God's people out of slavery and Egypt, who led them through the Red Sea, who led

them through meals, bread from heaven and water from rocks, who led them to Mount Sinai and

went up on the mountain to meet with God and got the Ten Commandments, who led them

to construct the tabernacle, who has led them all these years to this day. He's handing

it over to you. You're about to go into this land that God has promised, but this land

that if you remember an entire generation prior, Joshua had seen was a formidable land

with people in it that would be challenging to battle with. And you're about to go into

that land leading God's people. You don't think there was fear in Joshua's mind and

heart. You don't think there was trepidation. There was concern, worry, all the kinds of

emotions that you and I are familiar with in our lives. Fear, worry, anxiety, knowing

what the future holds, feeling overwhelmed. And God says through Moses to Joshua, be strong

and courageous. It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not leave

you forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. And we always have to be careful when we read

verses like this in the Old Testament, not just to immediately take them out of context

and apply them to our lives in ways that may or may not have been intended for our lives,

but this is one of those places where it's clear Jesus reiterates this same promise

in the Great Commission. I will be with you always to the end of the age. We see this

promise from God to His people all over scripture, Old Testament and New Testament alike. And

so be encouraged today. I just want to pray this over you amidst fear, anxiety, worry,

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