1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: Life Audio Hello, thank you for listening to Your Daily 2 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,870 Speaker 1: Bible Verse, the podcast that examines one verse each day 3 00:00:18,130 --> 00:00:21,710 Speaker 1: to learn more about God and His will for us. Today, 4 00:00:21,730 --> 00:00:25,889 Speaker 1: we're continuing our series titled, Trusting God One Step at 5 00:00:25,930 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: a Time, with a discussion on Joshua 8, verse 1. 6 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:34,339 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Jennifer Doetzler, and after this short word 7 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:38,580 Speaker 1: from our sponsor, we'll dive into today's Bible verse, Joshua 8.1. 8 00:00:38,580 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 1: Joshua 8.1 says, Then the Lord said to Joshua, Do 9 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:59,330 Speaker 1: not be afraid, do not be discouraged. Take the whole 10 00:00:59,470 --> 00:01:02,930 Speaker 1: army with you and go up and attack Ai. For 11 00:01:03,150 --> 00:01:06,270 Speaker 1: I have delivered into your hands the king of Ai, 12 00:01:06,650 --> 00:01:11,660 Speaker 1: his people, his city, and his land. The story of 13 00:01:11,700 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: Joshua teaches us that God is the one who will 14 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:19,750 Speaker 1: deliver his people. They just needed to trust. This verse 15 00:01:20,030 --> 00:01:24,010 Speaker 1: starts with the Lord telling Joshua not to be afraid. 16 00:01:24,990 --> 00:01:27,570 Speaker 1: do not let fear take root in your heart and mind. 17 00:01:27,750 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: The Lord was telling Joshua, don't get discouraged. Don't let 18 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: that set in. Then the Lord gives Joshua the plan. 19 00:01:36,060 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: He says, take the whole army with you to attack 20 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,910 Speaker 1: this city. He then tells them the promise of victory. 21 00:01:44,910 --> 00:01:48,050 Speaker 1: It's God who fights the battle and saves his people. 22 00:01:49,050 --> 00:01:53,970 Speaker 1: The name Joshua in Hebrew means Yahweh is salvation. It 23 00:01:54,020 --> 00:01:57,220 Speaker 1: means The Lord is my salvation. That's what the name 24 00:01:57,260 --> 00:02:00,460 Speaker 1: Joshua means. It means that God will save his people. 25 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:05,740 Speaker 1: In the previous chapter, chapter 7, Israel lost the battle 26 00:02:05,780 --> 00:02:09,910 Speaker 1: against the small city of Ai because Achan disobeyed God. 27 00:02:09,970 --> 00:02:12,310 Speaker 1: He tried to do things on his own. He tried 28 00:02:12,350 --> 00:02:14,790 Speaker 1: to make his own way in his own might. He 29 00:02:14,850 --> 00:02:19,090 Speaker 1: took matters into his own hands. He tried to manipulate 30 00:02:19,110 --> 00:02:25,230 Speaker 1: the situation to control the outcome. Instead, of trusting God. 31 00:02:26,130 --> 00:02:29,750 Speaker 1: So here we find Joshua in chapter 8. After that 32 00:02:29,889 --> 00:02:33,330 Speaker 1: sin was dealt with, God spoke to Joshua in verse 33 00:02:33,330 --> 00:02:36,889 Speaker 1: 1 saying, do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged 34 00:02:37,470 --> 00:02:41,810 Speaker 1: because God had a plan to deliver his people. They 35 00:02:41,850 --> 00:02:45,130 Speaker 1: would get the victory because God was going before them. 36 00:02:46,130 --> 00:02:49,389 Speaker 1: He even went on to say they would destroy them 37 00:02:49,610 --> 00:02:53,070 Speaker 1: just like they did Jericho and its king. But this time, 38 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: They would keep the plunder and the livestock for themselves. 39 00:02:57,260 --> 00:03:01,290 Speaker 1: God gave them the victory and even more as they 40 00:03:01,370 --> 00:03:05,730 Speaker 1: trusted his plan. Have you ever been there where maybe 41 00:03:05,750 --> 00:03:10,330 Speaker 1: your situation or circumstance wasn't looking promising? So you wanted 42 00:03:10,370 --> 00:03:13,190 Speaker 1: to take things in your own hands. Maybe it was 43 00:03:13,500 --> 00:03:19,100 Speaker 1: experiencing rejection or loss. It sometimes feels like failure. It 44 00:03:19,180 --> 00:03:24,140 Speaker 1: sometimes feels like the enemy won. We've all been there before. 45 00:03:24,820 --> 00:03:29,740 Speaker 1: Maybe it's in your relationship or your friendship, your finances, 46 00:03:30,540 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: or at school or work. Maybe it's with family or 47 00:03:34,460 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: loved ones. It's easy to fall into fear or discouragement, 48 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:44,260 Speaker 1: thinking you've been defeated. But God calls us to fix 49 00:03:44,340 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: our eyes on Him. He is leading us. He is 50 00:03:48,210 --> 00:03:51,150 Speaker 1: guiding us. And as we put our trust in Him 51 00:03:51,230 --> 00:03:54,190 Speaker 1: and His plans and His ways, We will see God 52 00:03:54,250 --> 00:03:59,180 Speaker 1: work and move. Joshua 8, 1 says, do not be afraid. 53 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: Do not be discouraged because God gets the victory. He 54 00:04:04,260 --> 00:04:09,450 Speaker 1: knows that we battle fear and discouragement daily. He knew 55 00:04:09,510 --> 00:04:12,470 Speaker 1: this would be a struggle that we would face. So 56 00:04:12,530 --> 00:04:15,450 Speaker 1: I want to encourage you today, whatever your fear is, 57 00:04:15,870 --> 00:04:19,620 Speaker 1: tell God. He can handle it. Lay it at his feet. 58 00:04:20,190 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: Let him know what's on your heart and your mind. 59 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:27,420 Speaker 1: Then choose to trust his plan. Say it out loud. 60 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: Declare it with your mouth. Believe it in your heart 61 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 1: that you trust God. Tell him, I trust you, Lord. 62 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 1: Go to his word and his promises over your life. 63 00:04:39,050 --> 00:04:42,490 Speaker 1: His command is to not be afraid, not to fear. 64 00:04:43,430 --> 00:04:47,490 Speaker 1: He is with you and he goes before you. Whatever 65 00:04:47,529 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: you're afraid of facing today, That very thing is afraid 66 00:04:51,540 --> 00:04:55,820 Speaker 1: of Jesus. Whatever fear is holding you back, know that 67 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:59,740 Speaker 1: it has to bow down to Jesus. The lies have 68 00:04:59,779 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: to leave. Fear has to flee. Chains have to break 69 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:08,730 Speaker 1: because of the power of who God is. So today, 70 00:05:08,750 --> 00:05:12,190 Speaker 1: I want to encourage you that failure or what looks 71 00:05:12,270 --> 00:05:15,789 Speaker 1: like failure is not the end of the story. It's 72 00:05:15,850 --> 00:05:20,030 Speaker 1: not the end of your story. Keep trusting God. Even 73 00:05:20,190 --> 00:05:25,890 Speaker 1: when things don't look promising, trust him regardless of your circumstances. 74 00:05:26,770 --> 00:05:31,029 Speaker 1: Let's pray. Heavenly Father, thank you that we don't have 75 00:05:31,050 --> 00:05:33,910 Speaker 1: to figure this life out on our own. In our 76 00:05:33,970 --> 00:05:37,270 Speaker 1: own hands, we don't always get it right, Lord. So 77 00:05:37,300 --> 00:05:39,339 Speaker 1: we just want to say thank you that when we 78 00:05:39,420 --> 00:05:43,020 Speaker 1: follow your plans and when we follow your ways, we 79 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,679 Speaker 1: could trust that you get the victory in our lives. 80 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,890 Speaker 1: Thank you for the command to not be afraid. to 81 00:05:49,950 --> 00:05:54,100 Speaker 1: not be discouraged. Lord, today we choose to trust in you, 82 00:05:54,620 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: to trust in your plan. We trust your promises and 83 00:05:58,339 --> 00:06:01,369 Speaker 1: we trust your word. In Jesus' name, amen.