YOUR WINNING POSITION. UNSTOPPABLE BECAUSE IF WHOM WE HAVE. Our victory is a victory of position not a victory of execution. Rev. George Varughese
Bible Verse Series
Deuteronomy 31:6
6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6
8 And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.” Deuteronomy 31:8
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore[a] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. Matthew 28:20b
Word Study 1:
- Be strong
- 2388. chazaq
- NAS Exhaustive Concordance, to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen
Word Study 2:
- courageous
- 553. amets
- NAS Exhaustive Concordance, to be stout, strong, bold, alert
Context:
- Moses’s word to Joshua
- God barred Moses from entering in / coming out of promised land
- Moses reiterates God’s word to Joshua
- Joshua to lead the people into the promised land
What was God’s promises to Moses?
- God Himself will lead in this exodus Deuteronomy 31:3
- God Himself will fight and destroy nations and kings coming against Deuteronomy 31:3,4,5
- The premise of this promise: was for him to do in conformance to God’s word Deuteronomy 31:5
- Command to be courageous because God will not abandon them Deuteronomy 31:6
Deuteronomy 31:1-8
1 Then Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel. 2 And he said to them: “I am one hundred and twenty years old today. I can no longer go out and come in. Also the Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not cross over this Jordan.’ 3 The Lord your God Himself crosses over before you; He will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua himself crosses over before you, just as the Lord has said. 4 And the Lord will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites and their land, when He destroyed them. 5 The Lord will give them over to you, that you may do to them according to every commandment which I have commanded you. 6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” 7 Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the Lordhas sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it. 8 And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”
Joshua 1:1-9
Context:
- God’s direct word to Joshua
- God reiterated His promise to Moses to Joshua
- Joshua to lead the people into the promised land
- God’s pre-word:
- to arise and go Joshua 1:2
- promise to give all lands Joshua 1:
1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lordspoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying: 2 “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel. 3 Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory. 5 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. 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 Lordyour God is with you wherever you go.”
Hebrews 13:1-6
Context:
- Antidote to the fear of lack financial and well being
- God gave them a code of conduct
- to have love for one another, community of believers Hebrews 13:1
- to be kind, as to expect to encounter angel in the process of doing good Hebrews 13:2
- to reach out to those who are oppressed / mistreated in the society Hebrews 13:3
- to keep marriage pure, a command against impurity (premarital and extramarital affairs) Hebrews 13:4
- to be free from covetousness by being content Hebrews 13:5
- Premise to these code of conduct is that God will not abandon His children
- Our forward response: a statement of boldness and confidence in Whom we have
1 Let brotherly love continue. 2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. 3 Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.4 Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”[a] 6 So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:1-6
God’s Revelation to me (4.43 am)
God gave and giving this word to God’s children for the following purpose:
- God has sent His people in the world
- God’s word is to serve as reminder that they are not to think as orphans
- God’s promise to Moses and Joshua of taking over is our portion
- in the presence of enemies we must know that God is with us and for us
- all we need to do is to know Who we have and be confident / courageous
- God’s promise is 2 fold:
- be strong and courageous and not to be afraid of the enemies
- because God goes before you and will not forsake you
Double emphasis:
6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6
8 And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.” Deuteronomy 31:8
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