I Will Not Leave You or Abandon You
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Joshua 1:1-9, Joshua 3:1-17, Psalm 73:21-28, Hebrews 13:1-6
BY She Reads Truth
What must it have been like to receive instructions directly from the mouth of the Lord? “Now you and all the people prepare to cross over the Jordan to the land I am giving the Israelites,” God told Joshua (Joshua 1:2). Moses had died, and now it was Joshua’s turn to lead—not because Joshua said so, but because God had said so.
Scripture does not describe Joshua’s emotional reaction to God’s directive, but we can infer from what God said next that Joshua was less than confident about the enormous task ahead of him: “I will be with you, just as I was with Moses. I will not leave you or abandon you” (Joshua 1:5). Put yourself in Joshua’s place, the weight of a nation’s survival on your shoulders and impossible battles before you. Let God’s promise sink in.
God was indeed with Joshua. In the chapters that follow, we see Joshua successfully lead the Israelite people across the Jordan accompanied by none other than the tangible presence of God with the ark of the covenant. And we see God fight for Israel as they take possession of the promised land under Joshua’s command. Everyone who followed Joshua benefited from God’s presence.
But Joshua’s life and mission point to someone greater: Jesus Christ. And just as God’s promise to Joshua was for the benefit of all those who followed and obeyed Joshua, the promise is extended today to all those who follow and obey Jesus. The Lord’s presence is with us, wherever Christ leads. We can, therefore, rejoice in the freedom from fear that is ours in Christ. “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” (Hebrews 13:6).
151 thoughts on "I Will Not Leave You or Abandon You"
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Enjoyed this QT :)
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All my life, all I can remember is heart ache and turmoil, even when things seemed to be happy. There was always an abrupt end to what was happiness at the time. My mother instilled in my heart that there is hope in God because he is always there with a life line. Still 40 years later the presence of the God of my life is here in my life. Now I can see how obedience to him was easier than making my own way with my own thoughts. I did not know how to hear or even listen to my God. I do now. Thank you Father, thank you.
As I read these testimonies I am constantly reminded that God is and has always been with me even when my life was not favorable to his ways. He still never left me.-
Thank you for sharing this.
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I’ve been a single mom to a boy with autism for a month now. His dad walked out on us during this pandemic. Thank God for HE is my refuge. HE protects us and blesses us every day.
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Sending you prayers for a strong community of support through this time! ❤️
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Oh my goodness! I have walked in your shoes for a long time, my dear sister. It is painful and wrought with exhaustion and weariness. As someone who is 10 years ahead of you, let me share this, God has shown up in ways financially and otherwise that can only be explained by divine mercy and intervention. The modern day “widows and orphans” are single parents and He does not leave those who He loves. Reach out. Ask for help. Take long walks, do yoga, breathe, and ask for Jesus’ nearness. Praying and sending love for you from TN!
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Definitely needed to be reminded of this promise. God is so good and always on time.
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So encouraging! Every journey God asks you to go on, He is here! He is faithful!
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When God commands us to do the impossible, He is always with us. Even when it feels too overwhelming, he is there
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I cant finish the reading! It cuts in “what can” … Am I the only one with this problem?
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No
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To know that even when I feel alone or am alone physically, God is ALWAYS with me!!
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