Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them, for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for Jehovah thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
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… Bible says, not what your emotions say. That's Philippians 4.13. You might say, well, I'm afraid of the future. But God says in Deuteronomy 31.6, be strong and courageous. Don't be afraid or live and dread of them. For the Lord your God goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you. You might say, well, I can't go on another day. I can't handle what I'm going through, this hardship, this illness, whatever it is you're facing. And I'm reminded of the words of the Lord to the Apostle Paul. As he talked about his affliction that he described as a thorn in the flesh. The Lord said, my grace is all you need. He'll get you through what you're going through. You say, but I have no future. I've given up on living. I have no hope. Psalm 38, 15 says, you, O Lord, are my hope. You will hear my prayer. Psalm 135 says, I'm counting on you, Lord. I'm counting on you. I've put my hope in your word. …
… You might underline it. Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you. Same command, same promise. there. Then in verse 7, Moses speaks directly to Joshua. You'll never guess what he says to him. Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, be strong and courageous. So underline it there. For you shall go with these people in the land the Lord has sworn of their fathers to give to them. You shall put them in possession of it. It is the Lord who goes before you. Here it is. He will be with you. He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. Sound familiar? And then you even get later in the chapter, Deuteronomy chapter 31 verse 23. God speaks directly to Joshua in verse 23. And the Bible says, the Lord commissioned Joshua, the son of Nun, and said, surprise, be strong and courageous. …
… And that promises all throughout scripture. Deuteronomy 31.6, he'll never leave or forsake you. Isaiah 41.10, so do not fear for I am with you. Do not be dismayed for I'm your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Psalm 23.4, even though I walk through the valley, through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. you can rest in his strength, even in the wilderness. somebody just needs to hear that today you you can rest you can go to sleep knowing that the god of heaven is holding on to you and he's not going to let you go he's not going to let you go we cling to him he clings to us desperate faith trust in god and in the last few verses which are you know kind of wild to read uh he's you know his enemies are going to be destroyed they're going to become food for jackals. What's all that about? It's about trusting God. It's about, I don't have to avenge myself. I don't have to protect myself. I don't have to figure my way out of this. …