"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." 2 Tim.1:7.
Moses taught Joshua and the people of God that there would be times in their lives when it appeared their enemies were about to conquer them, re-enslave them and even kill them. Those same fears plague God's people today and cause them to be anxious, consumed by doubt and fearful unto silence.
"And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life." Deut. 28:66
Such fear neutralizes strong people's ability to rise up against such evil men and fight them with faith and courage to defeat the evil which vile men use to control others and harness them up to false causes.
"In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see." Deut. 28:67
When you find yourself in that kind of situation, turn to our God, seek His forgiveness, His presence and His power. Trust him, that He is with you and will not fail to take you through the fires of hell safely and will never forsake you to the wicked.
"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." Deut. 31:6
So listen to God's word as you approach your turn to face the horrors of Satan's hatred, lies, and cruelty in the Battle Of The Ages. God, in you, will give peace where terror resides.
"....Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them." Deut. 20:8.
But, if you cannot yield your fear and faintheartedness to God, and speak and show courage and hope to your compatriots, but are negative and show only fear, take off the uniform of Christian soldiers, and remove yourself from those who volunteer their good names, their fortunes and their lives to the cause of freedom. Lest you discourage them and hinder the cause of Christ.
"And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart." Deut. 20:8
If you can, by God's help, follow His Holy Word to fear only "THE LORD THY GOD", then join His cause in this continuing Battle Of The Ages and fight the present day evil in our land. Thus you will honor His glorious and fearful name.
"If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, The Lord Thy God;" Deut. 28:58
Doing God's will requires first "hearing" it and fearing Him more that evil men. Your total commitment to God, His word and His battle against evil will scare the evil among us and set them up for defeat.
"And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you." Deut.19:20
Joshua heard these truths God gave Moses and internalized them to make him the General he became. All the nation of Israel saw his absolute love and commitment to their God and they feared Him when they saw God manifested in Joshua. So they feared God's man Joshua as they had feared God's man Moses.
"On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life." Josh.4:14
Their fear of Joshua was actually the fear of God's mighty hand working through Joshua.
"That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever." Josh. 4:24
So now the people were prepared for war against the enemies of God and of their nation, and they arose up with courage and holy commitment to God in the conquering of a city state where the evil enemy lived under corrupt and wicked leaders. We call them Mayors and Governors.
"And the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land." Josh.8:1
Victory comes only through faith, commitment and obedience. RB
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