God is With Us, But We Still Need To Follow Him

Joshua 1:4-7
4 Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Great Sea on the west. 5 No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

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.


God is speaking to Joshua to take lead of the people of Israel to lead them into the promise land. He tells Joshua to be strong for He is always with him. What spoke to me about this passage is that, though God is telling Joshua that He will be with him, no worry, He still tells Joshua that he must be strong, he must not turn from God's path for him.

It is interesting to see that, though God is always in control, he gives us the choice to follow Him. He encourages us to seek Him and obey His commands, so that we may be blessed. God will always be with us, but it is our choice to be strong, to take action, to follow Him.

Lord, I pray that this word of yours speaks to me. I know that you have given me a choice in my life, a choice to either follow you and take action, or to not. I know that you are always with me, encouraging me and leading me. I pray that I can be led by you, and to follow you and your will for me. Allow me to change who I am to be more like You. I thank you for this. I give you praise and glory in Jesus name.
Amen.