The One Who Fights With Us and For Us

On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and you, 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 human being. Surely the Lord was fighting for Israel! (Joshua 10:12-14)

This is an utterly amazing account of what the Lord allowed to happen among Joshua and the children of Israel – His beloved ones. Joshua was able to speak to elements of nature and the Lord caused them to obeyed his words! What?!?! And God was so present that He did not allow the sun to go down until the Israelites had victory. And then to top it off, this account in scripture points out that the Lord Himself was fighting on Israel’s behalf. In fact, in verse 11 of this chapter, we read: “As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the Lord hurled large hailstones down on them, and more of them died from the hail than were killed by the swords of the Israelites.” AWESOME!!!!

Beloved one, know that in the midst of your trials, the Lord is not only with you but He is fighting on your behalf. Trust Him. Depend on Him. Have faith in Him.

For the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.” (Deuteronomy 20:4)

“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”  (Mark 11:22-24)