Be Strong & Courageous

1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them-to the Israelites. 3 I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. 4 Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates-all the Hittite country-to the Great Sea [a] on the west. 5 No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

6 “Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. 7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”

[Joshua 1:1-9]

These are the words which God has spoken to Joshua, the successor of Moses, after Moses’ death, their great leader who brought the Israelites out of Egypt many years ago. God has spoken the word “be strong and courageous” three times to Joshua. I can identify with him as a new leader. Those are the words God has spoken to me as well recently via my 2 leaders. I was deeply encouraged by God… think it just something that I need to hear from Him lately after I took up the leadership of KE2.

“Be strong and courageous,” says the Lord. It is not an easy task to take the lead for any kind of leader. Furthermore, it is a special group consists of some very special, unique and young members who form a special homogeneous group of fresh graduates or future graduates from various disciplines.  As I have been in a student group almost my whole life, it is a challenge now for me to move on with the whole group and experience another level of faith together.

The word of God just came on time. I was very much fearful and uncertain of what would happen. Would I be able to make it with the group despite of the past failures, unfruitfulness and human weaknesses? Am I the right person to do this? Will the group grow? Too many questions and concerns were on my mind and I got clogged up in my mind.  

Guess I was too focusing on my own self and forgetting about a Big God that I have. Though I am weak and not capable of doing many things but God can. He always can. He has a fabulous track records of healing the sick, made the crippled walk, the blind eyes see, the mute speak, and even raising a dead man to life. A wonderful and loving God I have. The growth of a CG is not too big a task for Him, I believe. It’s God’s business anyway. Faith is the key to tap into God’s power and miracles. Pray that God will transform all my fears into faith. Be strong and courageous. KE2, let’s move on. 

My God Shall Supply All My Needs…

More Than Enough 

All of You is more than enough for all of me
For every thirst and every need
You satisfy me with Your love
And all I have in You is more than enough

You are my supply
My breath of life
And still more awesome than I know
You are my reward
worth living for
And still more awesome than I know

All of You is more than enough for all of me
For every thirst and every need
You satisfy me with Your love
And all I have in You is more than enough

You’re my sacrifice
Of greatest price
And still more awesome than I know
You’re the coming King
You are everything
And still more awesome than I know

More than all I want
More than all I need
You are more than enough for me
More than all I know
More than all I can say
You are more than enough for me

This is one of the songs that we sang in the Church last Sunday which really touched my heart deeply. As I was praying to God during praise and worship for our care group, God spoke to me through the song that He is more than enough for me. He is more than enough for me to supply all my needs… even more than I can imagine… Yes Lord Jesus. Sometimes I might doubt you, sometimes I might lose faith & hope during a long waiting… but You are the One that is always faithful… Please forgive me of my faithlessness… keep me strong and may you find me faithful during Your return. You have strengthen the message above with bro Allan’s testimony too. I did not really remember what He shared but the part of how You provided a new car to him caught my attention and of course the Bible verse that he has chosen.

Thank you Jesus. You are a God who still speaks today. Proven once again today… just as what I need to listen from You for now. God is never late but He is seldom early. God is always on time. Blessed are those whose trust is in Him.

Phil 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.