Joshua 1:9 ESV
“Have 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.”

God spoke these words to Joshua as he was becoming the new leader of Israel. Israel had just came through the desert, walking around for 40 years. Moses had died and the next in line was Joshua, one of two men that had believed the Lords promises when 2 million Jews did not. Joshua was not only taking over for Moses, he was going to lead the new generation of Jews into the promised land to receive all the promises of God at last.

This new generation was going into battle to take over the land. What was God’s message to this new leader with a daunting task? “Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed…”