Chazak! Be strong!

1 Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of Adonai that Adonai spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide saying: ² “My servant Moses is dead. So now, arise, you and all these people, cross over this Jordan to the land that I am giving to them—to Bnei-Yisrael. ³ Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I am giving to you, as I spoke to Moses. ⁴ From the wilderness and this Lebanon to the great river, the Euphrates River—all the land of the Hittites—to the Great Sea^[a] toward the setting of the sun will be your territory. ⁵ No one will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you or forsake you. ⁶ Chazak! Be strong! For you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their fathers to give them. ⁷ Only be very strong, and resolute to observe diligently the Torah which Moses, My servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so you may be successful wherever you go. ⁸ This book of the Torah should not depart from your mouth—you are to meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will make your ways prosperous and then you will be successful. ⁹ Have I not commanded you? Chazak! Be strong! Do not be terrified or dismayed, for Adonai your God is with you wherever you go.”

God Is My Strong Tower

Psalm 59

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always—again I will say, rejoice! ⁵ Let your gentleness be known to all people. The Lord is near. ⁶ Do not be anxious about anything—but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. ⁷ And the shalom of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Messiah Yeshua.^[a]

⁸ Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any virtue and if there is anything worthy of praise—dwell on these things. ⁹ What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—put these things into practice, and the God of shalom will be with you.

The Secret of Contentment

¹⁰ I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last you have revived your concern for me (though you were concerned before but lacked opportunity to show it). ¹¹ I am not saying this because I am in need—for whatever circumstance I am in, I have learned to be content. ¹² I know what it is to live with humble means, and I know what it is to live in prosperity. In any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of contentment—both to be filled and to go hungry, to have abundance and to suffer need. ¹³ I can do all things through Messiah^[b] who strengthens me.