Commanded of us..
I read this and super liked it, but being outside of tumblr meant no reblogging, but its awesome;
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Have I not commanded you?
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”- Joshua 1:9 I love that God asks questions...that makes me smile. It is interesting what God commands of us Sometimes in religious piety we are tricked into thinking God has commanded us to be weak and afraid... But perhaps what we miss is that we are weak without being commanded to be weak - that's why we need grace God's saving work through the CROSS+ is so confronting to me I realised last sunday that I murdered God Seriously... Yet the Father allowed His son to take all our murderous sin upon himself Jesus did it willingly out of love for His Father and for a fallen humanity Who do I think I am to be afraid or insecure when a Most Holy & Perfect God died for me? So today I receive the command of God... BE STRONG & COURAGEOUS DO NOT BE TERRIFIED DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED Why and How? Because the CROSS+ has shown me that the Lord God will always be with me wherever I go. He meets me at my point of weakness everyday through the cross, looks into my eyes and commands me to: BE STRONG & COURAGEOUS DO NOT BE TERRIFIED DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED it all hangs on this +jk