Good Morning Friends,
To what lengths will God go to support those
who follow Him and His directions?
That question is answered in a story in
Joshua 10. The people of Israel, under Joshua’s leadership, were fighting
against the combined forces of five kings of the Amorite people. God was giving
the battle to Israel, but the day was too short to complete the victory. So Joshua
made an audacious request of the Lord.
“On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over
to Israel, Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel: ‘O sun, stand
still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.’ So the sun stood still,
and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is
written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and
delayed going down about a full day. There has never been a day like it before
or since, a day when the LORD listened to a man. Surely the LORD was fighting
for Israel!” (Joshua 10:12-14)
Joshua made his request to the Lord in front
of the people of Israel. It was no secret prayer. Joshua put his own reputation
and the reputation of the Lord on the line. And God answered Joshua’s bold
prayer with an awesome miracle!
Joshua and the people of Israel were able to
completely finish the battle in that lengthened day. They routed the armies of
those five kings. They were able to do it only because “the Lord was fighting
for Israel.”
The Lord came to Israel’s help when their
leader cried out to the Lord for help. It is a powerful lesson in leadership –
and a powerful lesson in the willingness of the Lord to help when we are
engaged in His cause.
When we follow the Lord and His directions, the
Lord will be on our side and nothing will stand in our way.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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