Joshua 1:5 "There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."
"I AM THAT I AM." Those were the words spoken to Moses as he was
being called to bring God's people out of Egypt. "As I was, so I will
be." Those were the words spoken to Joshua when the Lord called him
to take the place of Moses. "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day,
and for ever." (Hebrews 13:8) Those are the words spoken to us today. With
these words, we can have the same assurance that Moses and Joshua had. But we
can go back farther than that, we can have the same assurance that God's power
and ability and longevity is now as it was in the very beginning. When we
approach the throne of grace, we are going to the very same God that Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob called upon. We are going to the very same One that David
called upon. We are going to the very same One that Daniel called upon. And the
list goes on and on from the beginning to this day and on into eternity. The
Lord God Almighty changes not!
You and I are constantly changing. With every birthday, we grow a year older
and a day closer to our last day on earth. With each passing year, we see the
difference that age makes upon us. I've never been an athlete, but I can
certainly tell that I do not have the same ability as I did in my youth. My
mind tells me that I can do anything that I ever was able to do, but my body
says, "Let's stop and think about this." Change is the one constant
that our mortal bodies can be certain of. The Apostle Paul tells us that
"... though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by
day." (2 Corinthians 4:16) I thank you Lord that though my body
grows weaker, my faith in you can be stronger each and every day. Help me Lord,
to exercise that faith in each action that I take.