Good morning ladies,
The word of the day is “tremulous.” The Israelites had a ton of baggage and
mess-ups while on their way to the Promised Land. One of the consequences for their lack of
obedience was that a bunch of the older crowd was not going to have the
privilege of entering that new land that God was going to give. And it is worth noting that Moses was among
those who would not be going with them on this new journey. God had chosen Joshua, who was Moses’ second-in-command,
to be the new leader to lead the people in.
You could imagine how young Joshua felt, knowing that after following
Moses for so many years, he was now called to step up and lead.
7 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 ancestors to give them, and you must divide it among them as their
inheritance. 8 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.”
~Deut 31:7-9
My question is: what are the tasks in life that you have
been called to do, but are sometimes unsure of your abilities? I can only imagine what young Josh was feeling
at this point. Following a leader like
Moses for so many years, and then knowing that you are next in line, and called
to deliver God's people to this phase had to be a pretty crazy and somewhat
tremulous time. My prayer is that you
take heart from the words that Moses gave his protégé. We have been given the
opportunity to take God’s guidance to ready ourselves to be effective for
Him. Go forth today in courage!
Praying for you,
MO
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