Our Faith is in the Lord

Scripture:

Deuteronomy 31:8  "The Lord is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you.  He will not fail you or forsake you.  Do not fear or be dismayed".

Observation:

Moses was talking to Joshua and preparing him to take the people of Israel into the Promised Land.  I see here that his emphasis is not on Joshua being a great leader nor on anything relating to Joshua.  His emphasis is on the Lord.  He promises Joshua that the Lord goes ahead of him and is with him.  He tells him that the Lord will not fail him or forsake him and because of that, he has no reason to fear.

Application:

What God is able to do in and through our lives is so much greater than we can imagine.  When we make our lives about the Lord and not ourselves, He will go before us and be with us.  He will not fail or forsake us and we have nothing to fear.  When we make life about ourselves, the opposite is true; He doesn't have to be with us and go before us.  When we make life about us and are on our agenda, we are on our own.  We must keep Christ at the center of everything in our lives, when we do, we can expect success.

Prayer:

Lord God Almighty, thank You for sharing with me this morning.  Help me stay on Your plan and not my own.  I want to walk in Your blessing and see you prosper every area of my life.  Thank You for working out the details on our new house and for blessing us immensely.  You are amazing!

Yours,
Jeff