Josh 3:7
And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day will I begin
to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was
with Moses, so I will be with thee.
The Lord had
already told Joshua that He was with Joshua.
The first measure of confidence Joshua was to have in his calling was
that the Lord was WITH him. God’s
presence was to be the foundational motivator for Joshua to walk in all that
the Lord had for him. After Joshua was
established in the fellowship he had with his God, then the Lord would begin to
reveal His presence in Joshua’s life to those he was leading. The Lord will be with us and that should be
enough for us to face this day and be about all He has commissioned us to do,
but the Lord will also be our advocate to those who may not cooperate so easily
with His call on our lives. We are not
to convince others of our callings. He
will do this. He will magnify us in the
eyes of those He has called us to influence.
We need to focus on the confidence of His promised presence and allow
Him to defend or affirm us in the sight of people. The Lord will take care of our reputation in
the eyes of others as we concern ourselves with our reputation in the eyes of
God.
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