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MONDAY JUNE 22


THE CHALLENGE OF TRANSITION

READ:
Joshua 1:7
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Be strong and very
courageous.
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After former professional athlete Chris sanders suffered a career-ending injury, he told a group of military veterans that although he had never experience combat, "I understand the pressures of transitions."

Whether it's the loss of a job, the loss of a marriage, a serious illness, or a financial setback, every major change brings challenges. The former athlete told the soldiers that the key to success when you are transitioning into a new way of living is to reach out and get help.

The book of Joshua is recommended reading whenever we find ourselves in transition. After 40 years of wandering and setbacks, God's people were poised to enter the Promised Land. Moses, their great leader, had died, and Joshua, his assistant, was in charge.

God told Joshua to "be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go" (JOSH. 1:7). God's words of direction were to be the bedrock of Joshua's leadership in every situation.

The Lord's charge and promise to Joshua apply to us as well: "Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go" (v.9).

He is with us in every transition. David McCasland

** Father, I'm bringing You my trials and frustrations. You know each and
every detail. Please comfort me as only You can, and provide exactly what
I need for today. Help me give my unfulfilled expectations to You, trusting
you're working out a plan for me.
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God remains faithful in every change.

*************************Today's Bible Reading __ Joshua 1:6-11************************
6 be strong and of good courage, for to this people you
shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore
to their fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very
courageous, that you may observe to do according to all
the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn
from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper
wherever you go. 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from
your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that
you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For
then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will
have good success. 9 Have I not commanded you Be strong
and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the
LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people,
saying, 11 "Pass through the camp and command the people,
saying, 'Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three
days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the
land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess.' "

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
From personal observation, Joshua knew that
the Canaanites lived in strongly fortified cities (NUM. 13:28-29). But
God's command was accompanied with a promise of victory: "No
man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; and
I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor
forsake you' (JOSH. 1:5).