Seize the Moment – Day 671

Absolute Trust!

Joshua 6

 

Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Monday, January 17.

 

Do you understand what it means to be a good soldier of Christ Jesus?

 

In today’s story, Joshua exemplified what Jesus praises in the centurion (Matthew 8:5-13) and how Paul exhorts Timothy (2 Timothy 2:3-4). Joshua received the battle plan from the “captain of the LORD’s host” (Joshua 5:14-15), and he executed it with great faith, even though it was unusual. God’s plan would have been unlike anything Joshua had ever heard. God directed him in Joshua 6:3-5 to lead the army to walk around the city wall of Jericho for seven days, once per day for six days, and seven times on the seventh day. Upon completion of which the priests were to blow seven trumpets and the people were to shout out with a great shout. Then the wall of the city would fall flat.

 

I can only imagine how Joshua, an experienced military leader, could think of all the reasons this plan would not work. And if this was Joshua’s burning bush moment, wouldn’t he, like Moses, second guess and argue against every point of God’s plan (Exodus 3:10-4:13)? But he doesn’t! Listen to verses 6-7 as Joshua executes the word of God:

 

So Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests carry seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord.” Then he said to the people, “Go forward, and march around the city, and let the armed men go on before the ark of the Lord.”

 

The battle for Jericho was a decisive victory that brought great glory to God and fame to Joshua (27). All because Joshua believed God and acted with absolute trust in His Commander.

 

Seize the moment and like a good soldier, believe God, submit to His authority, and obey His Word in your daily life.

God bless you!

 
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