Joshua 1:9 "I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened..."

"I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go" (Joshua 1:9 NRSV).

Comment:

Joshua has spent his entire adulthood in the shadow of Moses, whose relationship with the Lord was close and personal. Now, with Moses gone and the leadership descended on him, Joshua might be concerned about whether that same relationship will continue. This clear and firm statement is the reassurance that God is truly the Lord of Joshua's being, as God was the Lord of Moses' being, and as God is the Lord of our own being—the Lord is the Christ, the unique expression of all that God is that is the true identity of each and every one of us. Once we know, with no possibility for doubt, that the Lord is with us wherever we go, there is no reason to be timid or afraid.   Blessings!

Rev. Ed