He Will be With Us

 DEVOTION

JOSHUA

HE WILL BE WITH US

Josh 1:6-9

6 "Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. 7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8 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. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."

NIV

We know about being strong and having courage but now we consider not turning from the right or the left, that we may be successful wherever we go. We should have the word of God in our mouths, and meditate on it day and night. It is almost unbelievable how much mush comes out of the mouth of us believers as we talk about the weather, some sports team, our aches and pains, troubles, someone else’s troubles, gossip, the economy, politics, or political issues, and whatever else we can find to chat about except the word of God. That would almost seem like turning to the right or left because we do not have the word of God on our lips, and that may be because we are not meditating on the word day and night. None of the stuff, the things, or the ways of the world will give us life, only Jesus gives us life. How much more can we be prosperous and successful than having life. We do not have to be terrified or discouraged about anything in this life, as Jesus will also give us an abundant life, both eternal and our life here on earth. However, the condition is not turning from the word to the right or left. There are voices out there, even those who are supposed to be Christian who speak untruths, words from the right or left deceiving people for their own personal gain. It is up to us, each of us to read, to mediate, to listen to God’s word as it resides in our hearts, which gives us the strength and courage to live prosperously and successfully without being terrified or discouraged. The result of never having the word of God depart from our mouths, meditating on it day and night is that our Lord will be with us wherever we go. He walks with me, and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own, and the joy we share as we tarry there, none other, has ever, known! He will be with us.