Courage is trusting in God.
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When we decide to put all our trust in God, we will face all challenges with greater courage because we have the assurance that God is with us and helps us to overcome.
After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' servant, saying: 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, and go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to the children of Israel. 3 Every place where the sole of your foot will tread, I have given you, as I said to Moses. 4 From the wilderness and Lebanon to the great river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites to the great sea where the sun sets, will be your territory. 5 No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not fail you nor forsake you. 6 Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people an inheritance in the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very courageous, and be careful to do according to all the Law that Moses my servant commanded you; do not turn aside from it to the right or to the left, that you may prosper in all that you do. 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. 9 See, I command you to be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:1-9
It is important that as we go through the Bible we find many brave men and we can ask ourselves, what do Joshua, Daniel, the apostle Paul or the disciples of the Lord have in common? We may think that they all had in common the fact that they are followers of Christ but here the common denominator is the courage that they had simply by trusting their lives in the hands of God.
Let us remember that Joshua was called to be a leader in guiding the people towards the promised land, he could have thought many things such as, what if the people do not support me as their leader? And many other questions, God spoke to Joshua three times to instill confidence and tranquility in him, He told him to be strong and brave, Joshua based himself on the promises of God, he had faith and relied on what God was guaranteeing him through his word.
God showed Joshua the commitment of not abandoning them to be with the Israelites until they reached the promised land and more, to us also makes a very similar promise since he travels with us day by day in this land but the promise of God for us goes much further since we dwell through his Holy Spirit.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever; 17 even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; but you know him, because he dwells with you, and will be in you.
John 14:16-17
If as with Joshua, God also promises us that he goes before us paving the way and as with the people of Israel he dealt with their enemies before they arrived, God promised them that even if they faced the worst battles they would have victory as long as they remained obedient and loyal to God. Jesus Christ has won the battle that lay ahead of us, he has defeated the enemy once and for all with his victory on the cross, the Lord himself has assured our redemption and in this way we have access to that promised land, we have a place in God's family assured forever.
#####Let us ask God to help us understand and above all to trust in these promises to face day after day everything that comes with total courage and confidence that God gives us victory.