Today's Selah Church Blog is dedicated in memory to Malik Armwood and his family. Here with us but a short time and gone to be with our Lord and Savior.Today's Scripture:
Remember that I commanded you to be strong and brave. Don't be afraid, because the Lord your God will be with you everywhere you go.
Joshua 1:9
What are you afraid of? Our world can be a scary place. Hardly a month goes by without a report of violence at a school or university campus somewhere. And even if you feel physically safe at school and home, there are other fears that teens and adults face every day ~ fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of a future bearing down with new and strange experiences and challenges.
When God told Joshua to be brave, he didn't say. "You have nothing to fear." No there is plenty to fear. What he told Joshua was that he would be with him wherever he should go. God's presence makes you brave and gives you strength to face whatever fears life sends your way. If God is for you, who can stand against you?
Notice also that God commands bravery and strength. That seems strange in a way. How can you command a person to feel something? Either you feel brave or you don't feel brave, right? But the bravery that God commands is more than a feeling. It's faith. God commands Joshua ~and yoy and I~to be brave because bravery is evidence that a person believes that God will do what he has said he would do.
To wallow in fear is to say that you trust your own feelings more than you trust the God who has promised to take care of you.
So be courageous. That's an order.
Selah people' and friends remember the times that God has seen you through. God's faithfulness is the basis of your courage. Stop by and visit our Selah Church website: www.selahchurch.com
"Peace, grace and hope be with you as you anwser God's command to go forth with courage and witness your faith to others."
Your pastor,
Rev Muston ~ (PreacherPatrick)
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