There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right h

Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. (Joshua 1:1-3) Joshua just lost the man who'd led him for decade

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season. (Psalm 1:3) If you've ever stood near a big old tree by a river, you know something about it that most people miss. What you see above ground is nothing compared to what's underneath. The roots run deeper and wider than the branches ever will. That's why the storms that flatten young, shallow-rooted trees leave the old ones still standing. That's the picture here. It is