Today's Passage: Joshua 11-12
This is one of those classic Old Testament passages that can make your eyes glaze over as you read it...Joshua fought so-and-so king and won. Then he fought so-and-so and won. And then he did it again. And again. We don't recognize the names or the places, but we know that Joshua was faithful to do it just like God said and he was victorious time after time.
Did you ever stop to think why these names and places aren't too prominent anymore? They stood up to God's man (and therefore, God) and they were wiped out. They chose to fight against the will and plan of the Almighty...how did it work out for them? The Old Testament is full of stories where people try to show that they are stronger than God, but every one of them ends like this.
That is, every one in which God's man does what God says. When God says "go and do it this way", and God's man goes but does it his own way, watch out! The story of Saul is a perfect example of someone who was called and blessed by God until he steps out and chooses to ignore God's instructions. God quickly takes His hand away and Saul's entire household pays the price.
Are we stepping out in boldness when God says "go"? Are we trusting that no one can stop our Almighty God? Are we being careful to do it God's way and not our own? If so, you can expect a list of victories in your own life!
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