Joshua 10:25 “Then Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for thus the LORD will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.”
With a strong enemy to face and hard battles to be fought, Joshua calls God’s people to live lives of courageous faith rather than to coward in fear. Rather than letting fear paralyze them, they were to fight by faith, trusting and obeying God. What an example to us as we have battles to be fought!
I find it helpful to occasionally read over some of the verses about fighting and how we are to fight the good fight, relying on the Lord. For instance:
Exodus 14:14 “The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”
Deuteronomy 1:30 ‘The LORD your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes,
Deuteronomy 20:4 ‘For the LORD your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’
Nehemiah 4:14 And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”
Nehemiah 4:20 “Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us.”
Psalms 35:1 O LORD, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me.
1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
2 Chronicles 20:15 And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the LORD to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
Just as the Israelites were to fight by faith without fear, so too are we. Here are a few more verses to be reminded to BE STRONG and COURAGEOUS, FULL OF FAITH!
Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong & of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
I trust these verses encourage you to be courageous and fight the good fight by faith. Tackle today “by faith” as opposed to being afraid!”
Continue Strong, knowing He goes before You!
And remember to DATE THE WORD!