Words of Comfort (8)

Joshua 1:9

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”

• Praise the Lord for my Godly parents who faithfully sent us to attend Sunday School as young as age three. Every Sunday morning, as we were escorted by our house maid walking from Tien Hau Temple Road to St Mary Anglican church in Causeway Bay, I would try my hardest (last minute effort) to memorize my Bible verses. Out of the many that I leant, Joshua 1:9 has been one of my favorite.

• During my childhood years, whenever I was walking alone in the dark, whenever mother was late in picking me up from school, when I was sitting in the dentist chair, this Bible verse always came to mind. In ways that I cannot understand, it served as a silent prayer and I always found comfort in the verses even as a young child.

• After my first encounter with Christ in 1998, I was asked to serve (for the first time) in SMSL. When I was clueless as to God’s Will on this matter, Francis comforted me with this exact Bible verse; a real assurance to proceed, trusting in the Lord.

• In 2003, May (Wan Er) and I went to preach the Gospel to my mother-in-law. As we were praying in the car before we entered the house, we shared this Bible verse which reassured us of His presence as my mother-in-law accepted Christ through prayer on that day.

• I am very thankful that I can share this same passage again at our Portland retreat. All the past memories echoed His all-powerful Words and wonderful promises that sustained and empowered me all through my life. 

Praise Him!!! 

“Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” (Joshua 1:8)

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