Joshua 1:9 (NLT)
9 This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be
afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
For the present and future generations of those who trust
it God, it is a comforting thought that the same grace of God will be present
as it has been in the past. God’s presence will watch over us and we can be
strong and courageous knowing God is with us. Therefore do not be afraid nor
discouraged.
Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in 1849. She
immediately became involved in the abolitionist movement, organizing meetings,
speaking against slavery, and the like.
But that wasn't enough for Tubman. She decided to return
to the South secretly and deliver other slaves to freedom. It was a great risk,
because if she had been caught, she would certainly have been thrown back into
slavery or killed as an example to other potential runaways.
But not only did she return to the South that one time,
she went back 19 times, to eventually rescue some 300 fellow slaves. Each trip
became more risky, as slave catchers were on the alert for her. But each time
she embarked on the journey, and each time, with God's help, she confessed, she
evaded the authorities. [Matt Donnelly,
"Black Moses: The mystical faith and no-nonsense tactics of the
Underground Railroad’s Most Famous Leader," Christian History, issue 62,
volume 2, page 24.]
General George Patton once said, "Courage is fear
that has said its prayers."
When we know God is with us we do not have to be afraid;
for He is our God. We are the people he watches over, the flock under his care.
He protects the lives of His godly people and rescues them from the power of
the wicked.
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