Deuteronomy 33:26-29 “There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens to your help, through the skies in his majesty. The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy before you and said, Destroy. So Israel lived in safety, Jacob lived alone, in a land of grain and wine, whose heavens drop down dew. Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, and the sword of your triumph! Your enemies shall come fawning to you, and you shall tread upon their backs.”
With all of the ups and downs, promises and predictions, optimists and pessimists, and conflicting forecasts for just about everything, it genuinely refreshed my soul to read these verses early Sunday morning at the start of my day. Certainly Moses knew more of these ups and downs than I have or ever will. What a grand reassurance of God’s presence and power in our day to day lives. This wonderful encouragement was followed up today as early this morning I was reading Joshua 1-6.
Joshua 1:5-7, 9 “…Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you. Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go…Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
One last passage for the day, Psalm 150:1-6 “Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!”…for those who were wondering about that tambourine thing Sunday morning!
In Him,
P. Tim