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Who do you trust today (tomorrow, for years to come), Part I

Posted by tom | Apr 1, 2009

Whatever the origin of April Fool's Day (visit here for a variety of opinions), this Good News Club memory text reminds of me of who I trust as I enter April:

Be strong & courageous.  Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. -- Deuteronomy 31:6

When the God the Father called me to offer my whole person fully to the service of His kingdom, a brother in Christ shared with me this related text in Joshua 1:6-9.  And the Spirit of God has returned me to it again and again as reminder of where my true strength and courage comes from ... 

6 "Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. 7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." -- Joshua 1:6-9

Join me in praying through this text and offering to God the Father all the false idols in which we place our courage and trust as individuals and a people (even as the people of God) ... no idol more powerful than our very self guided by the dreams/aspirations of self-actualization which seek to guide our way instead of walking in the Way, Truth, and Life given to us by our Father in heaven AND revealed in completeness through His Son, brought to us daily by the Word, the Spirit, and the people of God. 

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    I needed that today! We're dealing with sickness, a flooded basement (broken sump pumps), and an angry neighbor. Discouragement has been lurking nearby...

    Posted by Chris G., Apr 1 2009, 14:15

    May God the Father richly bless you through His Word, His Spirit, and the people of God. Our family is standing with you in prayer as you are formed more into the likeness of his Son Christ Jesus as you (and your family) press on in the upward hope which He gives to us.

    Posted by Tom Grosh, Apr 1 2009, 16:18
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