THY GOD IS WITH THEE --- Joshua 1:5-7, 9.
"Be strong and of good courage. I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Only be thou strong and courageous." O sweet commandment! "Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." O glorious promise! --- Joshua 1:5-7, 9.
"I have even called thee by thy name; I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me." --- Isaiah 45:4.
God calls upon us to be strong in faith; and strong faith will make men cheerful and courageous, and enable them to overcome diffulties. Therefore, if thy feet and heart are bound for Canaan, trust stoutly in the Lord to carry thee safely through.
Feeble as thou art, yet go on, and fear nothing, for God is with thee. He that has but this one care and fear, not to displease God, need not care for, or fear, anything else; his safety is ensured in the promise of God, who will keep him harmless in all things.
Awake, our souls, away our fears,
Let every trembling thought be gone;
Awake, and run the heavenly race,
And put a cheerful courage on.
True, 'tis a strait and thorny road,
And mortal spirits tire and faint;
But they forget the mighty God,
Who feeds the strength of every saint.
From Him, the overflowing spring,
Our souls shall drink a fresh supply;
While such as trust their native strength
Shall melt away, and droop, and die.