Again there is the command to be strong and very courageous. We are to be confident in who we are in Christ. We are not to live as defeated people, but are to live with boldness. We will encounter all sorts of opposition and difficulties, but we are to be courageous in the midst of these times. This does not mean that we will not feel fear, but that we choose to do God's will anyway.
This is not just a matter of attitude. The next command to Joshua is to obey the law. We are to live by God's ways. Living by faith is not a matter of believing anything and seeing it happen, it is a matter of obeying God and seeing it happen. We need to walk in step with the Holy Spirit at all times. Only then will we be successful. See the promise here that we will be successful wherever we go. The blessing of God applies everywhere.
So Joshua was to keep the Law close to himself, meditating on it, reading it, doing it. We need to apply the same principle to the whole word of God. Read it, ponder it, do it.
Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged. How can we do this? Knowing that the Lord will be with us always. Remember that this is part of what Jesus said right at the end of Matthew, I will be with you till the end of the age (Matthew 28:20).
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