Be Still And Know

Joshua 1:9 NLT 'This is my command – be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.' Throughout the day I tend to consult news websites on my phone or when home, flick on one of the numerous 24-hour news channels. News media is primarily pessimistic. There are few voices platformed that speak of life’s positive opportunities amid the chaos of climate change, innumerable wars with the mass displacement of people and the horrors of drought, disease and famine. Even domestic news paints a picture that awakens fresh fears within the human heart confronted with ageing and decline. The challenge left to Joshua by Moses was daunting. God’s original intention of entering the Promised Land, as yet unfulfilled, was now his commission. God’s only words of advice were to be courageous and faith-filled. More than three millennia later, the advice is no different. All we have to meet the challenge of tomorrow is faith built upon our confidence in God. This is