He Will Never Leave Us

"After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: “Moses my servant is dead.

Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them-to the Israelites. I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.

Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates-all the Hittite country-to the Great Sea on the west. No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.” - the Lord, Joshua 1:1-5

I believe this is what every leader’s hope is – that the Lord would guide and be with us as we continue the journey of leadership.

After Moses’ death, the Israelites continued the journey to the Promised Land, Canaan. The Nation of Israel comprises of people who were the younger generation of Israelites. It was through them that the Promise would be fulfilled. But the question arises among the tribes when Moses was no longer with them: “who will lead us?”

The Lord called Joshua, Son on Nun, to lead them; He was one of the spies going to the Canaan Lands, He was Moses’ aide and companion. He grew up to be a fine young man that the Lord has called him to fill Moses’ shoes as a leader of the chosen people of God.

Joshua portrays a heart who believes in  a God who fulfills His mandated word. It was through this comforting words that, I believe, Joshua got his courage to stand tall and fight: “No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you…” that’s what gave him the strength to move on and conquer.

And so is it with us called to lead this present generation. Whether we are serving in non-profit organizations, church ministries or even in the government, God will be with us. He has promised it through Joshua, the Judges, the good kings – like Saul, David, Solomon and many more. He was with the Prophets, and He was with Jesus and the Apostles and even until now. He fulfilled what He has faithfully promised to and through them and He will fulfill his promises to us.

“He will never leave us nor forsake us” no matter how hard the battle is- for He is God with us, our Emmanuel and let us trust Him with that!