Be Strong & Courageous - Deut. 26 - Josh. 3

Wow, a week has passed already, I'm a slacker. Journaling is definitely a discipline for me...

Well, we made it through the toughest part of the Old Testament, congratulations! Now we're into the book of Joshua. Fiiiiinally the Israelites make it into the Promised Land. Joshua and Caleb are the only ones who made the whole trip from Egypt - everyone else, even Moses and Aaron, didn't make it.

At the end of Deuteronomy, Moses teaches this new generation of Israel the commands of God and warns them to obey Him and remain true (knowing full well they wouldn't). Then Moses bless them and blesses Joshua as his successor.

Chapter One of Joshua is a great chapter. It is kind of like Joshua's ordination by God. God's advice repeated over and over is "Be strong and courageous, for I will be with you." In fact JJ Reddick, the former Duke player has 19 tattooed on his arm and it stands for this verse (Joshua 1:9). May we all remember when times are tough to be strong and courageous with the knowledge that God is with us.