Sunday, March 30, 2008
God With Us
Joshua 1:5- God said, “As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you or forsake you”. God had given a similar promise to Jacob (Gen. 28:15) and Moses had repeated God’s promise to Joshua.
Joshua had been commanded to go into the land of Canaan and claim it for the Israelites on faith that God was with them, Josh 1:9, “Be strong and courageous…for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go”. As we look back on last week’s devotional, we need to claim “our” Canaan and all the promises that God has given us through Jesus. God’s Word gives us the assurance the He is always with us. Matt 1:23 says that Jesus is called Immanuel, which means “God with us” and in Matt 28:20, Jesus told the disciples, “Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age”.
If we are to conquer the enemy and claim our inheritance in Christ, we must have spiritual strength and courage. Ephesians 6:10, “Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His Might”.
Joshua had been commanded to go into the land of Canaan and claim it for the Israelites on faith that God was with them, Josh 1:9, “Be strong and courageous…for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go”. As we look back on last week’s devotional, we need to claim “our” Canaan and all the promises that God has given us through Jesus. God’s Word gives us the assurance the He is always with us. Matt 1:23 says that Jesus is called Immanuel, which means “God with us” and in Matt 28:20, Jesus told the disciples, “Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age”.
If we are to conquer the enemy and claim our inheritance in Christ, we must have spiritual strength and courage. Ephesians 6:10, “Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His Might”.
