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Day 3 of 14 · Overcoming Fear

Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

“Pass through the middle of the camp, and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare food; for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God gives you to possess.’”

CONTEXT

Original word: אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (ʼĕlôhîym) · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference

REFLECTION

Courage in the Bible is not the absence of fear but trust in God's presence. Where is God in Joshua 1:9?

PRAYER

Jesus, you calmed the storm. Calm my heart today. Amen.

QUESTION

What fear would you like to hand to God today?

ONE ACTION TODAY

Tell a trusted friend what you are afraid of.

Reflections are drafts awaiting pastoral review.

Source

World English Bible. Public domain. Source: eBible.org (engwebp). "World English Bible" is a trademark of eBible.org: any text with altered wording is not called the World English Bible. Editorial rendering: in this app the divine name "Yahweh" is displayed and read aloud as "God" (and "Yahweh God" as "God"). The stored text and the imported source are unchanged; this is a display-layer substitution, not part of the translation.