Josh.1:5-9 “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a
good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is
with thee whither-soever thou goest.”
In this passage, Joshua was about to step into the shoes of
Moses, he was faced with what seemed to be an uphill task of possessing the
land for God’s people, but God comes and tells him as he faced the high walls
of Jericho“…do not be afraid.” In the same way God is telling us not to be
afraid, because He is with us.
Isa.8:11”Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this
people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be
afraid.
We shouldn’t allow the things we hear to frighten or dismay
us because we have His word; this is the only thing that takes away
