February 5th 2012

Yesterday we looked at the life of Jesus and how he is giving us an example of how to live in this life. But how do I do that in my own life?

Read Joshua 1:6-9 and journal your thoughts

As you read this there should be one phrase that jumps out at you over and over again. As He is about to send them into the Promise Land, God keeps reminds Joshua over and over to be “Strong and Courageous”. Obviously God is trying to get Joshua’s attention, to the ancient Hebrew this would be the equivalent to flashing neon lights. To really get what God is trying to tell Joshua we’ve got to look at these two words.

First God tells Joshua to be “strong”, now when you think of “strong” what do you think of? More than likely we think of someone being tough, something that they do themselves, right? But when you look at the Hebrew the word “strong” means something else. Think about it in nautical terms, if there was a massive storm coming someone may tie themselves to something “strong” on the boat so they wouldn’t get swept off. Essentially what God is saying here is that we need to be rooted in the Laws of God in everything we do.

Secondly, God tells Joshua to be “courageous” which strangely enough means to be courageous. In order to step into his destiny Joshua is going to have to step into some uncertain and downright scary moments. He’s going to have to be courageous. In our lives we are going to go through times when things are going to seem uncertain and we are going to have to be courageous.

Today pray that God would help you to see the importance of being “strong” in God’s Word and that God would help you to be “courageous” in your actions