Be Strong

May 14

“Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest,” Joshua 1:9.

The earth belongs to our Father. Anywhere the child of the Most High is sent to do the work of the Kingdom of Christ, he is on home soil, for all the world is God’s.

The story is told of the woman whose husband approached her regarding an employment opportunity that would involve a promotion and a salary increase. The woman was delighted until he told her that it would require working on projects that were being done in a very intolerant nation that is noted for its harsh punishments against anyone caught practicing a religion other than the one to which it subscribes.

In deference to his wife’s concerns, the man agreed that he would not pursue the opportunity.

The following Sunday, in a little Pentecostal Church, the couple was taken aback when there was a message in tongues, followed by the words, “You can go anywhere in the world and I will be with you and I will bring you home safely,” Genesis 28:15.

They looked at each other with astonishment and eagerness to discuss the amazing word the Lord had just spoken in their behalf.

In the car, on their way home from church, they acknowledged that the Holy One they love and serve saw their situation and was in charge of it. He had assured them that His protection was over them and that His Holy Spirit would go before them. When the husband applied for the job, he was selected to fill the position.

They and their children lived in the nation that had seemed so foreboding and they were able to function there without incident in spite of the fact that they weekly attended underground Christian worship services.

What does this modern-day reflection of the Book of Acts say to believers? It says that Jesus is infallible! It says that the Word of God is, in Christ, “yea and amen,” II Corinthians 1:20. It says that though the enemy may rage, though he may strut his hour upon the stage, he cannot undo the purposes of God in the life of any man who lays his life at His feet and follows where He leads.
It says, “Be strong and of a good courage, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you,” Deuteronomy 31:6.

Be strong, for “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world,” I John 4:4. Be strong.