God is with you..

"Have not I commanded you? Be strong and courageous: Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Josh 1:9

This was a scene where people standing at the bank of the over flowing River Jordan with hope and trust that they are going to be enter into Promised Land and there they are going to be settled. There will be no more slavery and no more wandering.

They were only waiting for a signal to enter into the Promised Land. This Promised Land was unknown and new for them. They didn’t know the way and anything about Promised Land and also they had new leadership of Joshua.

But unchanging and Almighty God was with them, His promise of Promised Land was with them. So as they take every step towards Promised Land God was moving ahead of them.

We must learn from their experience before Joshua could lead his people, he, too, had to put his faith into action. He had to be strong and not be afraid. God had to work by him, not just for him. He could not do anything and watch God do it all.

God has given to us all the good things that we need (Ephesians 1:3). We must take every step with faith towards Promises and claim these promises & blessings. The Israelites could not receive the blessings of God until they moved forward. We will not enjoy the blessings of God if we are lazy. We cannot simply do anything. We need to take step towards His Promises.

It does not matter how often we have failed or tried. Only believe that God is with you. God cannot fail, and will not forsake; be strong, and go forward!

The one thing that God asks of all of us is that we should obey Him. We must meditate upon the Scripture day and night; it must not depart from our heart or mouth.

We must be strong in our faith and take every step towards His Promises.

We, too, can know that the same God is with us (Matthew 28:20).

Rev. Varinder Kumar