Joshua 1:6-9
Be strong and courageous, ... be strong and very courageous. --
My strength is in the Lord Jesus, who gives me strength. My courage is the result of my faith, trusting in God's presence and promises.
Be careful to obey all the Law; ... do not turn from it to the right or to the left, --
Knowing God's rules for living, I am to be careful to not go to the right, by making them too strict and confining, or to the left, by loosening their hold on me, considering them not that essential.
That you may be successful wherever you go. --
Obeying my Maker's instructions for living will result in my success in whatever I am to accomplish.
Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. --
I am to know God's Word so well, and think about it all the time, to be aware of what it says about how I am to respond to whatever circumstances I may find myself in.
Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Following the Maker's instructions will allow my life to run as He designed it to run, and I will succeed in what He planned for me to accomplish; and that will result in prosperity in that which I am to have in order to be generous with those who have not; this will be a testimony of how good God is.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. --
God will always enable me to do what He commands me to do.
Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, --
I never need to give in to fear or cowardice; I am to be strong in Him.
For the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. --
God promised Joshua that He would continue to be with him, just as He was with Moses before him; and Jesus promises me that He would never leave or forsake me.
No matter what I may face in life, good or bad, joyful or grief-filled, I can always count on God to keep His promises to me. I will be able to trust His love, wisdom and strength to bring His good out of everything that I do or happens to me. And I can rest in that.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
