[Manna - December 26]
Be thou strong and very courageous. Joshua 1:7
"BE strong and of a good courage."
There are different
kinds of courage; one sort is begotten of egotism
and self-reliance; another kind is begotten of a
recklessness which fails to take into account the difficulties
of the situation; but the courage which the
Lord inculcates, and which all the spiritual Israelites
are to seek to possess, is the one which, while
coolly and calmly discerning the trials and difficulties
of the way and while humbly realizing its insufficiency
for the occasion, is supported by a faith in the
Lord—a trust in the divine promises which enables
them to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His
might. Z. '02-285 R3079:6