Courage

DAILY MANNA MONDAY 2ND NOVEMBER, 2020
TAKE COURAGE
📜📜TEXT:DEUTERONOMY 20:1-9📜📜

🔑📖KEY VERSE: “And shall say unto them, 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” (DEUTERONOMY 20:3).

Fear is like paralysis that renders the body ineffective to perform its functions. Fear is _False Experiences Appearing Real._ It often makes a victim out of a victor. Many have lost opportunities, forfeited rare privileges and even died before their time due to fear. Those who will win the battle of life must first and foremost overcome fear.

That is the crux of our text today. It centres on the instructions Moses gave to the Israelites as regards the battles they would face with their enemies in the Promised Land. Moses made it clear that battles would surely come, but the priests should inspire the people to face the battle with courage and faith.

Those who were disposed to fight must be encouraged against fear because God was with them. But the faint-hearted were to be sent back home with those whose private property and personal affairs called for their attention. Captains and leaders were to be chosen from those who overcame their fear and were ready for battle.

Those who make appreciable progress in life are those who in spite of challenges, fear and danger, move in faith. Life itself is full of battles and challenges orchestrated by Satan and his agents, yet those who have personal relationship with God through salvation in Christ have assurance of His abiding presence and help. We need not fear, for the Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Israel is our refuge.

Just like the Israelites in the wilderness, we sometimes face overwhelming challenges and oppositions in life. It could be at the workplace or even in the family, and the battle may appear hopeless.

Yet, for the true believer whose faith is anchored in God like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, God has assured: “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee”. Let us have faith in God to see us through in times of trials.

✍THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Faith in God overcomes in any battle of life.
📜📜THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: JEREMIAH 33-35📜📜