Seize the Moment – Day 658
Confidence in God!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Tuesday, January 4, 2022.
As a military officer, I learned the importance of being confident and instilling it in my soldiers. Confidence is critical to completing the mission.
Moses was 120 years old, he could no longer get around, and he was about to die. What does Moses do? In Deuteronomy 31:3-6, Moses seizes the moment to instill confidence in his people:
It is the Lord your God who will cross ahead of you; He will destroy these nations before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua is the one who will cross ahead of you, just as the Lord has spoken. The Lord will do to them just as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, when He destroyed them. The Lord will deliver them up before you, and you shall do to them according to all the commandments which I have commanded you. Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.
Confidence is a powerful motivator, but we must be wise and discerning about whom or what we place our confidence. Moses was correct to put all his confidence in God. Yes, he called forth Joshua to lead in his place, and charged the priests and elders with their responsibilities, but it was God who was worthy of his confidence.
While I strive to be faithful as a pastor and call forth people to faithfully fulfill their callings in life, it is my ambition that people would put their confidence in Jesus. May you be strong and courageous in the face of your circumstances because God is with you. He will not fail your or forsake you.
Seize the moment and put your confidence in Jesus! He alone is faithful and true!