Proclamation:
“And The Lord said unto Joshua, ‘Fear not,
neither be thou dismayed; take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go
up to Ai; See, I have given into thy
hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land.’ ” Joshua
8:1 (KJV)
Explanation:
These are the words of God which were written
by Joshua under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God. The first
time that Joshua led the Israelites against the army at Ai, The Lord God was
not with them because they had sinned and broken their covenant with Him.
(Joshua 7:11-12) The first time, Joshua listened to his spies and
did not speak to The Lord God. The second time Joshua prayed,
listened to God, and followed God’s plan when he attacked Ai. The
Lord God had to encourage Joshua because the Israelites had been routed by Ai
the first time they fought them. This time, Joshua had renewed his
commitment to The Lord God, and this time he was going to do it the right way,
God’s way.
Application:
All too often we do things our way, without
going to The Lord God in prayer first. The Bible teaches us that we
should pray about everything. (Matthew 21:22 and Luke 21:36) We need
to show our love for The Lord God with our life and our lifestyle. Jesus,
The Christ, said, “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” (John 14:15) And,
if we love Him, then we should not be afraid to step out on faith and do what
He says do. (1 John 4:18) We should not let the fear of failure, or
the fear of rejection, cause us to stop doing something God’s way. Even
if we failed the first time, let’s do it again but do it the right way this
time. Let’s do it God’s way. Let us not go into battle
unprepared. Let us pray first, then let us put on the whole armor of
God. (Ephesians 6:10-18) If we do it His way, the victory is ours.
(1 Corinthians 15:57)
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