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 never leave you nor forsake you. Joshua 1:5
Following the death of Moses, Joshua was charged with leading the nation of Israel into the promised land. Things hadn’t been easy for Moses. It had been a long arduous trip, forty years wandering in the wilderness, not because God designed calamity, but because people are hard headed and hard hearted. Yet, God remained true to His covenant and His promises and proved over and over He was faithful and trustworthy. Joshua’s commission was staggering, so God gifted forward the comfort and confidence he would need to see the mission through. I especially love the promise of God’s constant presence.
Loneliness is the world’s deadliest disease. Horrible choices are made to avoid or end unwelcome solitude. Lives alienated from hope are soon self terminated in one way or another. Yet here we hear God’s voice to Joshua saying, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Even if you are alone, you will not fail, EVER! I am here!
Here’s the great news: We get the same deal Joshua got! Feeling friendless or forlorn, or crippled by life’s needs and expectations are inevitable, but if we look at Joshua’s whole story, he stepped into a state of being okay with just him and God.
What tremendous victory over the trials of this world, when we can shout, “It’s just God and me, and I’m good with that!”
Being Noisy!
Gretchen