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Deuteronomy chapter 31, verses 7 and 8.

Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel,

Be strong and courageous.

For you shall go with this people into the land the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give

them and you shall put them in possession of it it is the Lord who goes before you he 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 Moses, who led God's people out of slavery in 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. And you're about to go into this land that God has promised, but this land that

if you'll 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 be with you.

He will not leave you or forsake you.

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