Deuteronomy 31-34
“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.” Deuteronomy 31:6-7
Lord, undoubtedly the reason I have not grown to be the leader that I ought to be is because I have not been the follower of Thee that I ought to be. Joshua had a large task ahead of him and in order for him to do it, he had but to be strong and of good courage because You were going over before him. Lord, I have, for so many years, not followed Thee as I ought. I have neglected Thy word and I have allowed myself to fear what men may do unto me. Truly, I do not know the definition of persecution because I have never felt pain or suffering for Thy name’s sake. The closest thing to it that I have ever experienced is rejection…and I didn’t feel near the pain that You felt by it. Lord, I pray that You would break me that I might have a closer walk with Thee. I desire to be mindful of Thee all the day and to have Thy word written on my heart. My desire is that Thy word would be the first thing that come to mind in any situation that I face throughout the day. Help me to know Thee and fill me with Thy Holy Spirit because in my own strength I will be nothing more than a failure. I need Thy strong hand to guide me so that I could be used of Thee as I ought.
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