Joshua 1:9, “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”

This verse has shown up in my life in the most unusual places… books. A book series that I love, and a new book I am reading right now. And the two books focus differently on the verse.

The book series focuses on “Have I not commanded thee?” As a sign that He has called the missionaries to their mission field. And then the rest of the verse goes with it.

The book I am reading now, focuses on “Be strong and of good courage;” and then the rest of the verse, leaving out “Have not I commanded thee?”

I love the way God brings learning verses to me by books and I am able to see the verse from different ways.