November 24, 2025
Believers Can Live Without Fear Knowing That They Serve the One True God
Deuteronomy 31:1-13 (HCSB)
Joshua Takes Moses’ Place
31 Then Moses continued to speak these words to all Israel, 2 saying, “I am now 120 years old; I can no longer act as your leader.The Lord has told me, ‘You will not cross this Jordan.’ 3 The Lord your God is the One who will cross ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will drive them out. Joshua is the one who will cross ahead of you, as the Lord has said. 4 The Lord will deal with them as He did Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and their land when He destroyed them. 5 The Lord will deliver them over to you, and you must do to them exactly as I have commanded you. 6 Be strong and courageous; don’t be terrified or afraid of them. For it is the Lord your God who goes with you; He will not leave you or forsake you.”
7 Moses then summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land the Lord swore to give to their fathers. You will enable them to take possession of it. 8 The Lord is the One who will go before you. He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
9 Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the Lord’s covenant, and to all the elders of Israel. 10 Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of debt cancellation, during the Festival of Booths, 11 when all Israel assembles in the presence of the Lord your God at the place He chooses, you are to read this law aloud before all Israel. 12 Gather the people—men, women, children, and foreigners living within your gates—so that they may listen and learn to fear the Lord your God and be careful to follow all the words of this law. 13 Then their children who do not know the law will listen and learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
Andrea Campo
The final chapters of Deuteronomy bring us into a deeply emotional moment: Moses, after a lifetime of leading God’s people, prepares to pass the torch to Joshua. He is 120 years old and knows he will not enter the Promised Land. Yet, his words are not full of regret, but of hope, preparation, and faith. God’s people are about to face new challenges—unknown lands, strong enemies, and the temptation to stray from God’s commands. But Moses offers them the same command God later gives to Joshua: “Be strong and courageous.” This call to courage is not rooted in human strength or military might, but in one unshakeable truth: God is with you. He will not fail you. He will not abandon you. Moses also emphasizes the importance of God’s Word. He commands that the law be read aloud, so that the people—including children—may learn to fear the Lord and carefully obey His commands. Why? Because remembrance fuels obedience. The more we remember who God is and what He has done, the more confident we are to follow Him. Do you regularly meditate on God’s word? Recommit to reading God’s Word consistently—not just for yourself, but for those watching you.
Deuteronomy 31:1-13 (HCSB)
Joshua Takes Moses’ Place
31 Then Moses continued to speak these words to all Israel, 2 saying, “I am now 120 years old; I can no longer act as your leader.The Lord has told me, ‘You will not cross this Jordan.’ 3 The Lord your God is the One who will cross ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will drive them out. Joshua is the one who will cross ahead of you, as the Lord has said. 4 The Lord will deal with them as He did Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and their land when He destroyed them. 5 The Lord will deliver them over to you, and you must do to them exactly as I have commanded you. 6 Be strong and courageous; don’t be terrified or afraid of them. For it is the Lord your God who goes with you; He will not leave you or forsake you.”
7 Moses then summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land the Lord swore to give to their fathers. You will enable them to take possession of it. 8 The Lord is the One who will go before you. He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
9 Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the Lord’s covenant, and to all the elders of Israel. 10 Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of debt cancellation, during the Festival of Booths, 11 when all Israel assembles in the presence of the Lord your God at the place He chooses, you are to read this law aloud before all Israel. 12 Gather the people—men, women, children, and foreigners living within your gates—so that they may listen and learn to fear the Lord your God and be careful to follow all the words of this law. 13 Then their children who do not know the law will listen and learn to fear the Lord your God as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
Andrea Campo
The final chapters of Deuteronomy bring us into a deeply emotional moment: Moses, after a lifetime of leading God’s people, prepares to pass the torch to Joshua. He is 120 years old and knows he will not enter the Promised Land. Yet, his words are not full of regret, but of hope, preparation, and faith. God’s people are about to face new challenges—unknown lands, strong enemies, and the temptation to stray from God’s commands. But Moses offers them the same command God later gives to Joshua: “Be strong and courageous.” This call to courage is not rooted in human strength or military might, but in one unshakeable truth: God is with you. He will not fail you. He will not abandon you. Moses also emphasizes the importance of God’s Word. He commands that the law be read aloud, so that the people—including children—may learn to fear the Lord and carefully obey His commands. Why? Because remembrance fuels obedience. The more we remember who God is and what He has done, the more confident we are to follow Him. Do you regularly meditate on God’s word? Recommit to reading God’s Word consistently—not just for yourself, but for those watching you.
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