约书亚——对神充满信心的人
以色列人在旷野里艰苦跋涉了很久，终于望见了应许之地。他们选了十二个探子去窥探那地，而探子回来后，描述那地绿草茵茵、土地丰饶、并硕果累累。然而其中十个探子说要征服那地是不可能的，因为他们也看到巨人和坚固城邑。（民数记 13:26-33）
百姓又哭号又抱怨。但有两个探子，迦勒和约书亚却提醒大家，神已经应许将那地赐给他们，因此他们若信靠神，就会得到那地。然而百姓不听他们，还说要把迦勒和约书亚杀了。所以，因着他们的抱怨和牢骚，神决定只有信靠祂的新一代人才能承受那地。四十年以后，在新的领袖约书亚的带领下，神帮助以色列人占据那地。约书亚（他名字的意思是“神拯救”）逐渐经历到神在许多方面为祂百姓所施展的拯救大能。
有些时候，我们可能会惧怕将要发生的事。人和环境像隐约可见的巨人，问题貌似无法解决，但我们需要做出选择，我们可以停留在惧怕中，也可以信靠神会与我们同行。我们能够选择后者，是因为我们属于另一位名字意为“神拯救”的——耶稣。祂被赐予这个名字，是因为祂要“将自己的百姓从罪恶里救出来”（马太福音 1:21）。你信靠能拯救你的这一位吗？
耶稣啊，当我们面对巨大难题和可怕对手时，求祢帮助我们来呼求祢——能拯救的那一位。奉祢的名祷告，阿们。
民数记 14:1-10
1当下，全会众大声喧嚷；那夜百姓都哭号。
2以色列众人向摩西、亚伦发怨言；全会众对他们说：巴不得我们早死在埃及地，或是死在这旷野。
3耶和华为什么把我们领到那地，使我们倒在刀下呢？我们的妻子和孩子必被掳掠。我们回埃及去岂不好么？
4众人彼此说：我们不如立一个首领回埃及去罢！
5摩西、亚伦就俯伏在以色列全会众面前。
6窥探地的人中，嫩的儿子约书亚和耶孚尼的儿子迦勒撕裂衣服，
7对以色列全会众说：我们所窥探、经过之地是极美之地。
8耶和华若喜悦我们，就必将我们领进那地，把地赐给我们；那地原是流奶与蜜之地。
9但你们不可背叛耶和华，也不要怕那地的居民；因为他们是我们的食物，并且荫庇他们的已经离开他们。有耶和华与我们同在，不要怕他们！
10但全会众说：拿石头打死他们二人。忽然，耶和华的荣光在会幕中向以色列众人显现。
Confident Joshua
"The Lord is with us. Do not be afraid of them." — Numbers 14:9
After a long trek through the wilderness, the Israelites were within view of the promised land. Twelve spies were chosen to scout out the land. They returned describing a land of green pastures and rich soil and produce. But ten of them said that conquering the land would be impossible, for they had also seen giants and fortified cities (Number 13:26-33).
The people whined and complained. But two of the spies, Caleb and Joshua, reminded everyone that God had promised that land to them, so God would make it theirs if they trusted him. But the people wouldn't listen and instead talked of killing Joshua and Caleb. So God decided that because of their grumbling and complaining, a different, more trusting generation would inherit the land. Forty years later, God helped Israel claim the land under their new leader, Joshua. Joshua, whose name means "God saves," grew to experience God's saving power in many ways for his people.
Sometimes we can be afraid of what lies ahead. People and circumstances loom like giants, and problems seem impossible to solve. But we have a choice. We can stay afraid, or we can trust God to walk with us. We can do that because we belong to another whose name means "God saves"—Jesus. He was given that name because he would "save his people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21). Do you trust in the one who saves?
Jesus, when we face enormous problems and scary opponents, help us to call on you, the one who saves. Amen.
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