There is a temptation for Christians to monotonously drive through the pages of scripture without meditating on the glorious truth of God's word and the great reality that he is with us.

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Radical.net. When this sermon from Joshua chapter 1, verses 1 through 9, David Platt exhorts us to

see that like Joshua, even in the face of uncertainty and despair, we have a great

reason to be confident and filled with hope, living each day trusting in God's presence and clinging

to His Word.

Here's David with a sermon titled Meditating on God's Presence, Joshua, Chapter 1.

If you have his word and I hope you do, or maybe somebody around you does that you can

look on with, let me invite you to open with me to Joshua chapter one.

You're going to want to follow along, so find somebody around you if you don't have a Bible

who has one. Look around, share, if you don't have a Bible who has one.

Look around, share if need to be, but Joshua Chapter 1, feel free to use Table of Contents

to find that.

It's the sixth book in the Bible.

Joshua Chapter 1.

When I say the word meditate, what is the first picture that comes to your mind?

Maybe it's a man with a turban on his head, sitting upright with legs, criss-crossed, his arms, raised arms raised his eyes closed maybe his lips humming

we often associate meditation with mysticism and for good reason many eastern religions

you think about Buddhism and involving or even requiring meditation this emptying of the mind in order to focus on

the soul.

And as a result, we as Christians virtually avoid the idea and functionally avoid the practice

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