9 February 2012
The slogan 'Keep calm and carry on' is everywhere and has been for some time now, it seemed to take on new life as the mantra to cheer us all up in the midst of recession and winter and any other aspect of doom and gloom. Yet it doesn't cheer me up at all, it seems very accepting, submissive, stoic, I prefer my hope to be served in much brighter colours.
I have been reading Joshua for the last few days , now there is a message of hope and inspiriation- as Joshua faces the battle God tells him to
'Be strong and courageous: I will never leave you or forsake you'
Sometimes God asks us to do something, not just to carry on but to make a difference, not just to accept but to change and that can be terrifying, but then we have a promise, God's promise that he, the maker of heaven and earth, will never leave us.
Never mind just keeping calm, with these words behind us we should be positively joyful.
'Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
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