{"id":5832,"date":"2017-04-10T08:05:18","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T12:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&#038;p=5832"},"modified":"2017-04-10T08:06:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T12:06:00","slug":"have-i-not-commanded-you-be-strong-and-of-good-courage-do-not-be-afraid-nor-be-dismayed-for-the-lord-your-god-is-with-you-wherever-you-go-joshua-19-nkjv","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/have-i-not-commanded-you-be-strong-and-of-good-courage-do-not-be-afraid-nor-be-dismayed-for-the-lord-your-god-is-with-you-wherever-you-go-joshua-19-nkjv","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.\u201d (Joshua 1:9 NKJV)."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ae0jr\" data-offset-key=\"7spt-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7spt-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7spt-0-0\">The Lord commanded Joshua four times to be strong and courageous. Three times He told him in the positive (verses 6, 7 and 9), &#8220;Be strong and of good courage.&#8221; And one time in the negative, &#8220;Do not be afraid, nor dismayed&#8221; (v.9). The negative version of the command helped to reinforce and define the positive version. Each time the Lord repeated the command, He gave another supporting way for how to keep it. Here are the four supporting ways that the Lord gave Joshua to be strong and of good courage:<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7spt-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ae0jr\" data-offset-key=\"7ruk3-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\" data-offset-key=\"7ruk3-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7ruk3-0-0\">1) Rely on God&#8217;s power.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ae0jr\" data-offset-key=\"dkom8-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-offset-key=\"dkom8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dkom8-0-0\">2) Remember God&#8217;s promises.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ae0jr\" data-offset-key=\"epblb-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-offset-key=\"epblb-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"epblb-0-0\">3) Reflect on God&#8217;s precepts.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ae0jr\" data-offset-key=\"1h53b-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-offset-key=\"1h53b-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1h53b-0-0\">4) Rest in God&#8217;s presence.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ae0jr\" data-offset-key=\"7olo1-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7olo1-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7olo1-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ae0jr\" data-offset-key=\"bnpdd-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"bnpdd-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bnpdd-0-0\">Carefully read through Joshua 1:1-9 and see if you can discover the same four supporting ways to be strong and courageous in the Lord.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lord commanded Joshua four times to be strong and courageous. Three times He told him in the positive (verses 6, 7 and 9), &#8220;Be strong and of good courage.&#8221; And one time in the negative, &#8220;Do not be afraid, nor dismayed&#8221; (v.9). The negative version of the command helped to reinforce and define the positive version. Each time the Lord repeated the command, He gave another supporting way for how to keep it. Here are the four supporting ways that the Lord gave Joshua to be strong and of good courage:<br \/>\n1) Rely on God&#8217;s power.<br \/>\n2) Remember God&#8217;s promises.<br \/>\n3) Reflect God&#8217;s precepts.<br \/>\n4) Rest in God&#8217;s presence.<\/p>\n<p>Carefully read through Joshua 1:1-9 and see if you can discover the same four supporting ways to be strong and courageous in the Lord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1273],"scripture-chapter":[1334],"oyb_day":[1627],"location":[],"class_list":["post-5832","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-joshua","scripture-chapter-1334","oyb_day-april-10"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/5832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5832"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=5832"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=5832"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=5832"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=5832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}