{"id":1034,"date":"2023-01-18T13:55:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T13:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chministries.org\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2025-02-19T09:51:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T14:51:43","slug":"healing-scriptures-joshua-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chministries.org\/blog\/healing-scriptures-joshua-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Healing Scriptures – Joshua 1:9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Be strong and courageous<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

God\u2019s heart is to restore us to wholeness. When we need healing for our bodies, minds, or spirits, God\u2019s word provides answers for our afflictions. Scriptures on healing give us a new perspective of hope and comfort. Rest and read God\u2019s word knowing that it will speak into your situation today.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua 1:9 demonstrates that God is our strength even when we face difficult challenges. His word offers us peace and a new perspective when our hearts are full of fear. This verse gives us insight into the biblical answers for worry, anxiety, and undaunted courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moses, the leader of the Israelites, had just died. Joshua was put in charge of leading God\u2019s people into the land He had promised them. His people had been wandering in the wilderness for 40 years and they were finally ready to face their giants and claim their land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua 1:9 is a reminder that God is with us, even when we face fear or discouraging circumstances. At this pivotal point in Joshua\u2019s life, God said this: \u201cHave I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua, like anyone, needed the reminder that God would be with him, even as he faced unprecedented circumstances. When we face giants in our lives or wander in our own wilderness, it can begin to feel as if God is far away. Joshua must have felt the same way. He had an enormous task and leading a whole nation would come with numerous challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet God encouraged Him to be strong, not in his own might, but in the Lord\u2019s strength. He promised that He would be with Joshua no matter what might come his way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This wasn\u2019t the first time that God commanded Joshua to \u201cbe strong and courageous.\u201d The first chapter of Joshua shows God speaking those words over him a total of three times. Even when we feel alone and afraid, God is ready and willing to speak those same words over us today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do not be discouraged<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

God told Joshua not to be afraid or discouraged as he faced his overwhelming circumstances. When we face our mountains, it\u2019s hard to remember that God is still in control. Yet He graciously states that He is still with us, and He is willing to restore us<\/a> (Jeremiah 30:17<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our loneliness, fear, depression, heartache, and pain are no match for God. He\u2019s not surprised by anything that happens in our lives. He\u2019s not shaken by our doubt, discouragement, or fear. He\u2019s not worried about how He will get us back on track when we make mistakes or face challenges. Instead, He whispers words of hope, love, and restoration over our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even when the report doesn\u2019t look good, the neighbors start a new fight, or the anxiety sets in during the night, God is there. He knows our struggles and He looks on us with tenderness and compassion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depression speaks lies of oppression and despair, but God speaks truths of hope and freedom. The arrows of the enemy can pierce our minds, but they will never win the war on our souls. Christ won that war through His finished work on the cross. Just as God was with Joshua as he marched into his battle, God is with us today as we march fiercely into our battles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be terrified nor dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.\u201d – <\/em>Joshua 1:9 (NASB)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Undaunted courage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Having a heart of courage isn\u2019t possible on our own. Facing emotional, spiritual, or mental struggles is hard to face alone. Yet God does not leave us in our despair. God promised Joshua that He would be with him, not just in one part of his journey, but wherever he went. God is the same yesterday, today and forever and He speaks the same promises over us today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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