These Levite officials must also say to the people, ‘Is there any man here who has lost his courage and is afraid? He should go back home. Then he will not cause the other soldiers to lose their courage too.’
Deuteronomy 20:8 (ERV)
In this Scripture, Moses is giving instructions to the Israelite’s about how they were to eliminate people who were not qualified to go to war. The Levites officials (Priests) were to ask whether there were any men who had lost their courage and was afraid. Such men were ordered to go back home because if they didn’t they would cause the other soldiers to lose their courage too.
This teaches us several important principles:
- When you are embarking on a new venture you do not need people who are not courageous around you;
- You also do not need people who are fearful;
- Lack of courage and fear is contagious therefore we must recognise these emotions in ourselves and cast them out through the power in the Blood of Jesus.
How can you become courageous?
The solution to lack of courage and fear is obedience to the Word of God:
Remember, I commanded you to be strong and brave. Don’t be afraid, because the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9 (ERV)
- Be strong – to be strong is to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage), be steadfastly minded that no matter what happens in life you are going to make it;
- Be brave – to be brave you must be like the lion that is the warrior of the animals and runs from nothing. Whatever God tells you to do take bold steps towards it and whatever adversity comes your way make a resolve to stand firm;
- Don’t be afraid – it doesn’t mean fear will not try to grip you, but you should attack fear with the Word of God. Just like Jesus when He was tempted, use the Word of God and the spirit of fear will eventually have to bow at the name of Jesus: ‘For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind’ (2 Timothy 1:7);
- Remember that The Lord your God is with you wherever you go – remember no matter where you are you are never alone because God is with you – Psalm 23:4 tells us that “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me”.
So this week make a choice to be courageous, by being:
- Strong
- Brave
- Not afraid and
- Remember the Lord Your God is with you.
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