"Then the Lord said to Joshua, 'Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. For I have delivered into your hands the king of Ai, his people, his city and his land.'" ~Joshua 8:1, NIV
It's nice, isn't it, that throughout God's leading Joshua through the conquest of the Promised Land, that He was constantly reminding Joshua to fulfill His command? God's word isn't usually meant to be said once and never repeated.
His promises tend to have a certain repetition about them. And I assure you, if it's important, God will remind you about it the way He did Joshua.
That's why there's going to be 366 entries this year... Because God has a plan for you and it involves choosing to fear not. Like Joshua, we need reminders when we're about to go into a dangerous situation, when obeying God doesn't seem to be the most logical thing in terms of self-preservation.
In fact, some of us need reminders in every situation. God knows that. And He provided His command to Joshua again and again: don't be afraid, don't be discouraged. Through Joshua, we can get the gist.
If we are in God's plan, then He will be with us so that it does not fail. Even in death, God never fails. God's promises were fulfilled to Joshua as long as Israel was right with God and went forward fearlessly.
We can go and do likewise.
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