Title: Weakness overcomes strength
content LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> We feel the fact that humans are weak beings. However, if God's people recognize their weaknesses and shortcomings and rely more on God and hold on to Him, the secret to weakness through this process is to become strong. The difficulties, problems, and times of suffering in our lives are the time to empty ourselves and fill us with God's, so our weakness becomes a turning point toward becoming stronger and renewed toward God.
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LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> In verses 1 and 2 of the text, the phrase 'my servant Moses is dead' is repeated. Seeing this, we have two feelings: God is sorry for Moses' death, and now Joshua has to go out and fight. .
LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> Joshua's feelings to lead the people of Israel after Moses died must have been complicated and fearful. He was a man who prepared to lead the people of Israel with strong leadership through training for a total of 80 years.
LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> However, you can see that Joshua was a 'subordinate of Moses' (:1), who was a Hebrew slave and was evaluated through Moses. However, Joshua experienced a great and great God through Moses. He was a man. When he obeyed the word of God, he knew that God works wonderfully through his obedience. Although he was weak compared to Moses, he had superiority toward God on the inside. The reason why he said 'A servant of Moses' is that he wants us to see the grace of God, who reveals his smallness and weakness to us, giving strength in weakness and abundance in shortcomings.
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LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> Continuing in verses 5 and 6, verses 5 and 6 repeatedly say, ‘Be strong and courageous.’ This is because Joshua considers his own task too daunting and his existence too weak.
LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> We are frustrated by visible phenomena and circumstances. God tells us not to be quick to judge by reality or results, and not to be controlled by reality.
LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> Rather, he tells us to change our perspective to look at God with a heart that depends on God even in the unchanging reality. The first secret to overcoming fear is to focus on God.
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LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> Now we declare.
LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px"> “I am small, but God is with me. I am humble now, but the Lord helps me.”
LIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 21px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: 'roll body'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 13px">This is true faith. May our attitude and heart be like this in our lives today. Do not depend on reality and look to the eternal God. My weakness will be transformed into God's strength. I bless you in the name of the Lord that you, returning from today's worship service, will taste the amazing work of transforming your weaknesses and shortcomings into God's strength.
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