God Is With Us

Good Morning,

Deuteronomy 31:7-8, 23 (NIV)
Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, "Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their forefathers to give them, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance. The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."
The LORD gave this command to Joshua son of Nun: "Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I promised them on oath, and I myself will be with you."

We, you and I and all believers in Jesus Christ, have been given the task of going forth for the Lord, just as Joshua was those thousands of years ago. Our job is quite different from what Joshua was chosen to do, but it is sometimes almost as daunting a task as what Joshua faced. We are to carry out the command of Jesus Himself when He said, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." Joshua was to take the land promised to the children of Israel. We are to go out and preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

However, just as Joshua was promised that God would be with him, even go before him as he went to do as he was commanded, Jesus also tells us that He is with us, as well, when He went on to say, "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Mat. 28:19-20) And, if we listen closely, we will hear God speak to us, just as He did to Joshua, and He will, truly, be with us.

We need to not only read these words and understand these words, we also need to believe these words. God cannot lie. He didn't lie to Joshua and He didn't lie to us when He spoke in Matthew. We must believe that God is with us and goes before us as we go forth to spread the Gospel; as we go out and tell people about Jesus Christ and God's plan of salvation.

So, if the Lord God of the entire universe is with us and has gone before us where we are sent, then why in the world should be in the least bit afraid to speak out for what we believe?

I hear God speaking to me and through me for all of us to put aside our fears and simply speak the truth as we know it in our hearts and in our minds. He is with us. Every one of us.

Let's do as we have been commanded.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David