March 29: Joshua 1:18; 1 Chronicles 22:16; Psalm 27:1; Psalm 44:5; Psalm 73:26; Psalm 118:6; Isaiah 40:29–31; Romans 8:31; Romans 8:37; Joshua 4:1; Joshua 4:3; Joshua 4:7; John 11:11; Acts 2:32; Acts 10:41; 1 Corinthians 15:16–18; 1 Corinthians 15:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–14 - a podcast by Crossway

“Be strong and courageous.”

TheLordis my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? TheLordis the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?—He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for theLordshall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.—My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

If God is for us, who can be against us?—TheLordis on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?—Through you we push down our foes; through your name we tread down those who rise up against us.—We are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

“Arise and work! TheLordbe with you!”

Joshua 1:18(Listen)

18 Whoever rebels against your commandment and disobeys your words, whatever you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and courageous.”

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1 Chronicles 22:16(Listen)

16 gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Arise and work! The LORD be with you!”

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Psalm 27:1(Listen)

TheLordIs My Light and My Salvation

Of David.

27   The LORD is my light and my salvation;
    whom shall I fear?
  The LORD is the stronghold¹of my life;
    of whom shall I be afraid?

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Psalm 44:5(Listen)

5   Through you we push down our foes;
    through your name we tread down those who rise up against us.

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Psalm 73:26(Listen)

26   My flesh and my heart may fail,
    but God is the strength¹of my heart and my portion forever.

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Psalm 118:6(Listen)

6   The LORD is on my side; I will not fear.
    What can man do to me?

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Isaiah 40:29–31(Listen)

29   He gives power to the faint,
    and to him who has no might he increases strength.
30   Even youths shall faint and be weary,
    and young men shall fall exhausted;
31   but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength;
    they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
  they shall run and not be weary;
    they shall walk and not faint.

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Romans 8:31(Listen)

God’s Everlasting Love

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be¹against us?

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Romans 8:37(Listen)

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

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“Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep.”

But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.

For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished…. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, theLordsaid to Joshua… “and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests' feet stood firmly.’… So these stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial forever’.”—“This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.”—Chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

Joshua 4:1(Listen)

Twelve Memorial Stones from the Jordan

4 When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,

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Joshua 4:3(Listen)

3 and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests’ feet stood firmly, and bring them over with you and lay them down in the place where you lodge tonight.’”

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Joshua 4:7(Listen)

7 then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial forever.”

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John 11:11(Listen)

11 After saying these things, he said to them,“Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.”

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Acts 2:32(Listen)

32 This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.

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Acts 10:41(Listen)

41 not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

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1 Corinthians 15:16–18(Listen)

16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised.17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

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1 Corinthians 15:20(Listen)

20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

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1 Thessalonians 4:13–14(Listen)

The Coming of the Lord

13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.

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