We like to teach our children to be strong and courageous, just as Joshua is instructed here, but I wonder if we always make the link between strength, courage, and meditating on Scripture. Can we be truly strong and courageous without a thorough knowledge of God's Word? Without that knowledge, you might always be worried about a stronger force, or about your own weakness coming through at the worst moment. But with a knowledge of Scripture, you'll know that your strength and courage don't depend on you, but rather on what God has already done for you on the cross. You can hold onto strength and courage in the midst of the trials of life because they don't depend on anything within you -- they depend solely on the God who exists outside of time and space, but who enters in so that you might know the fullness of God's love.
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