Deuteronomy 31:1-8 (NIV)
1 Then Moses went out and spoke these words to all Israel: 2 “I am now a hundred and twenty years old and I am no longer able to lead you. The LORD has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the Jordan.’ 3 The LORD your God himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua also will cross over ahead of you, as the LORD said. 4 And the LORD will do to them what he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, whom he destroyed along with their land. 5 The LORD will deliver them to you, and you must do to them all that I have commanded you. 6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” 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 forefathers 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.”
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December 18th, 2007 at 6:41 am
Someone told me long ago that the Bible says, “Do not fear,” 366 times….one for each day with another thrown in for leap year. I have not personally counted, but I always notice when God tells me, in His Scripture, “Don’t worry.”
“The pain of discipline weighs ounces, the pain of regret weighs tons.” I heard this quote recently and it has stuck. There is so much wonderful God evidence around me each day that I don’t want to end up regretting that I spent time fearing and worrying instead of worshipping and believing and being grateful.
Like Dave pointed out from Ps 103, we are here to honor God with our lives…..I’m not an honor to God when I am fearful about whether He will care and provide for me and my family.
“Do not fear” is what I am taking into this day, Dec. 18.
December 18th, 2007 at 8:03 am
When a ship comes by, it might be yours to get on. To get on you have to get of the land- step off and go aboard with your whole being. Sometimes God brings along the boat; sometimes HE says “Go get on that boat”. It will be with family or money or our gift or the needy or our attitude. Stuff Jesus talked about.
There is always fear involved. Thats why HE tells us to not be afraid.