28But command[f] Joshua, and encourage him and strengthen him; for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which you will see.’
29“So we stayed in the valley opposite Beth Peor.
Encourage Him
“It was probably easy for Moses to have a bad attitude here - “well, if I’m not going into the Promised Land, I’m sure not going to knock myself out training my replacement.” But that was not the heart of Moses - he would do everything he could to love the people, prepare them to go in, and to make Joshua a success. A man of God would not do it any other way.” (Guzik)
“In fact, Moses’ death is not recorded until chapter 34, so that the whole book of Deuteronomy is framed between the announcement of Moses’ impending death and the announcement of his actual death. The book is thus, in a sense, the spiritual testament of Moses, Israel’s great Lawgiver.” (Thompson)
It’s easy to become discouraged when in a ministry especially when the numbers are down. But remember, when two or more are gathered in His name…..
Like Moses we need to encourage him or her that’s leading or taking over a ministry, a man or woman of God would not do it any other way.
Blessings
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