Repeated Commands

When God begins to repeat things in His word be sure to pay attention! Whatever instruction He is continually giving over and over again it is of a top priority and is one you should be sure to grasp and hold on to. I am particularly speaking of when God constantly tells Joshua in the Book of Deuteronomy before Moses dies and also in Joshua Chapter 1 to be strong and courageous and to not be discouraged. In Deuteronomy 31 God tells Him 4 times and in Joshua 1 God tells Him twice; so it seems to me as though there were some things getting ready to take place that of course God knew ahead of time and He wanted to be sure that He warned Joshua with what I will call an "encouraging warning." God is encouraging Him with telling Him not to be afraid and to not be discouraged and to be strong and courageous but by saying this over and over again it seems to be a message with a warning in it as well. And if you read on in Chapter 31 and 32, you will see why God is continually telling Him this. God saw up ahead that the task He was putting on Joshua was not an easy one in the slightest and also what troubles and trials were to come along with that and its the same with us today. Those commands that God repeated to Joshua over and over again thousands of years ago didn't just stop there, they ring true for us in the Body of Christ today or else it wouldn't be in the Bible. God is also telling us to be strong and courageous and not to be terrified or discouraged and He goes further to tell us that He will never leave us nor forsake us and He hasn't. The Holy Spirit has seen what you can't see and has been where you can't go and He knows what's going to take place in your life before it happens. We are to take hold of these repeated commands as we go forward with God trusting and believing in Him, knowing that He's got everything under control. Now this serves as only one example of repeated commands in the Bible, there are multiple others like this one and we should be sure to focus in on those and take hold of those as we go about our daily lives. God wants us to be skillful and fully prepared on this path of righteousness! So be strong and be courageous! Do not be discouraged or terrified! Our God is with us wherever we go and He will never leave us nor forsake us! God Bless!