A prayer to be strong and of good courage, by Tiffany Tabalt, read by Liam Arden.

Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them.

For the Lord your God, he is the one who goes with you, he will not leave you nor forsake

you.

Deuteronomy 316

Our Bible verse consists of words spoken to Israel as they were on the verge of entering

into their new land, of settling into their promised home.

They had been wandering the past 40 years in the wilderness while living in tents because

their fathers had not trusted God enough.

Now though, it was time for the next generation to claim God's promise.

Excited as they may have been, taking their next steps meant facing some real enemies.

They needed to stay focused and do some really hard things that they'd never done before.

Now it was time to stir up their strength, their courage and their faith as they were

reminded of who their God was and how much he truly cared for them.

So many things in this world can strike fear in our hearts today, but we can absolutely

take encouragement from the pages of Scripture.

We can see how Israel took to heart these words from Moses, moved forward, and took over

most of the land God had promised them in just seven years.

Israelites were able to move forward to fight because they reminded themselves to be strong

and of good courage.

Do not fear nor be afraid of them.

We too can build up our courage as we push down our fear, but really only to a certain

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