7月31日
标 题：神的同在
经 节：你平生的日子，必无一人能在你面前站立得住。我怎样与摩西同在，也必照样与你同在；我必不撇下你，也不丢弃你。（约书亚记一章5节）
神给约书亚的任务可能一度使他迟疑，作摩西继承人的担子可不小。借着摩西，神使埃及的水变成血、红海分开、消灭埃及的大军、奇迹式地喂养以色列民族四十年。神在西乃山上与摩西说话，并且颁发十诫。约书亚一定觉得很惶恐，不晓得自己如何能够跟随摩西的脚踪。
为了除去他的疑惑，神向约书亚保证，摩西的成就全都是因为神同在的缘故。约书亚有了信心，因为那与摩西同行的神，现在一样也与他同行（约书亚记一：6）。
当你细数神借着圣经中的男男女女所行的神迹，你可能怀疑神今日是否还行这些奇迹。要确定那位与摩西、约书亚、以利亚、彼得、雅各、约翰及保罗同行的真神，现在正住在你的心里。没有任何力量可以打败那位引导你的神。那位祝福他们的真神，一样可以借着你成就祂的旨意。那位使他们战胜强大不败的敌人、在缺乏时供应他们所需、指示他们作决定的真神，今日一样也预备好，要以大能在你的生命中作工。这些信心伟人有一个共同点，就是他们都是没有能力的普通人。他们的不同是因为有神全能的同在。时间可能会改变，但是神同在的效力是永远不变的。
God’s
Presence
No man
shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with
Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. (Joshua
1:5)
God’s
assignment for Joshua might have caused him some concern. Being the successor
to Moses was no small task. Through Moses, God had turned the waters in Egypt
into blood, parted the Red Sea, destroyed the Egyptian army, and miraculously
fed the nation for forty years. God spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai and gave him
His law. Joshua must have wondered how he could follow Moses.
To
erase any doubt, God assured Joshua that Moses’ accomplishments had all been
due to God’s presence. Joshua grew confident because the same God who walked
with Moses now walked with him (Josh. l:6).
As
you read the accounts of God’s miraculous work through men and women in the
Bible, you may wonder if God still performs such miracles today. Be assured
that the same God who walked with Moses, Joshua, Elijah, Peter, James, John,
and Paul now lives within you. No power can defeat the God who guides you. The
God who blessed them is just as capable of working out His purposes through
your life. The same God who gave them victory over seemingly invincible
enemies, who provided for them when their own resources were insufficient, and
who guided them in their decisions, is prepared to work as powerfully in your
life today. The heroes of the faith had one thing in common: They were all
ordinary people with no power of their own. The difference is the mighty
presence of God. Times may change, but the effect of God’s presence remains the
same.
