JOSHUAS COMMANDER [Joshua 6 :1-21]
The God of Israel has always worked wonders among His chosen
people. Feeding multitudes with manna, providing out of rocks,
constructing a makeshift 'expressway' through the parted waters of
the Red sea and once again in River Jordan. Of enabling young David
to kill giant Goliath with simply a few smooth stones, of speaking
to Balaam using a donkey and so on.
From the above experiences with God, we see a trend running through
them. A heart of obedience. To collect just enough manna for the
day, to get water from rocks, to walk on dry lands at His command
are some examples that require obedience.
Joshua 6 tells yet another 'out-of-this-world' example of
conquering a city. The men were armed but never use them to
demolish walls, the priests were carrying shofars for the first six
days but were not told to blow them. As if the marching is not
tiring enough, why bother to carry these bulky instruments when
they do not even have the chance to use them? March round Jericho
once a day for six days and seven rounds on the seventh day and
expect walls to tumble to many of us is foolishness. The Israelites
obeyed Gods command and God delivered their enemies into their
hands. The carrying of weapons but not using it to conquer perhaps
is God's message to us that we cannot expect things to happen just
because we force our way through, to carry arms and not employing
them is a sure sign of obedience to the Chief Commander-God
Himself.
It is not the weight of the marching crowd that loosen the
foundations of the wall of Jericho but the victory that accompanies
their obedience to God. If you think human abilitites can do
wonders, take a look at the God of wonders in the Scriptures.
Obedience to Gods command have proved victorious results
throughout history, dare to try that again?
Obedience itself is an act of worship
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