"The Story of Eck"
There once was a boy named Eck, whose father was the richest man
in the entire Universe. The wealth of Eck's father was beyond imagining. He owned Cattle on a thousand hills around the world, in addition to oil, gold, minerals, jewels, and the land upon which the cattle stood.
His wealth could not even be estimated on the most sophisticated of computers. One of the most amazing things about the wealth of Eck's father was that so few people even knew who he was, or that he owned all of these things. He was an unassuming man, of quiet habits,
who used his economic power secretly.
He was known only as Mister Layseeuh....
From Chapter Three
"The Foundation Teaching-Be Strong and Courageous"
So what does it mean to be "Chazaq?" It means we have to grab hold of God and never let go. We have to let God cure us of our disease of sin and fortify us to engage the enemy in battle. We have to look to God alone for our help and then turn to help others by His power. We have to repair the broken down walls of faith in our society and build them up into an impenetrable fortress for God. We need to keep on believing when everything around us tells us not to. We have to be encouraged by God and the revelations of His word. We have to be valiant in the face of every threat, even to our very lives. We have to be urgent in our desire to spread God's message and do His will in our lives. We have to be bull headed in our determination to seek the truth of God, no matter the cost in time, money or effort....We have to restrain our natural desires and affections and replace them with the desires of God. Finally, we have to withstand the attack of the devil that will surely come once we have committed our lives to God. All of these are a part of the strength that God commanded Joshua (and us) to have.
