Day 19 - Deut 7:17-23

Deuteronomy 7:17-23 - 17 “If you say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I. How can I dispossess them?’ 18 you shall not be afraid of them but you shall remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt, 19 the great trials that your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, by which the Lord your God brought you out. So will the Lord your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid. 20 Moreover, the Lord your God will send hornets among them, until those who are left and hide themselves from you are destroyed. 21 You shall not be in dread of them, for the Lord your God is in your midst, a great and awesome God. 22 The Lord your God will clear away these nations before you little by little. You may not make an end of them at once, lest the wild beasts grow too numerous for you. 23 But the Lord your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed.

As Moses is reflecting back on 40 years of God's provision and victory, he implores them to remember... I think remembering what God has done is the first key to believing on Him in the future. To often we don't slow down long enough to remember God and how He has worked for His glory in our lives. I also am encouraged by the detail of how they will take over the land, the details which show God is all powerful and sovereign. The one thing the Israelites are asked to do is not fear. Trust me, He says, and I will do all the rest. Fear me and you will not need to fear.