“Remember the command that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you after he said, ‘The LORD your God will give you rest by giving you this land.’ Your wives, your children and your livestock may stay in the land that Moses gave you east of the Jordan, but all your fighting men, ready for battle, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites. You are to help them until the LORD gives them rest, as he has done for you, and until they too have taken possession of the land the LORD your God is giving them. After that, you may go back and occupy your own land, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise.”
Joshua 1:13-15
When was the last time you “did battle” or “waged warfare”
for a brother or sister in Christ?
No, I am not encouraging you to get a pistol permit or to take
Joshua 1:13-15
When was the last time you “did battle” or “waged warfare”
for a brother or sister in Christ?
No, I am not encouraging you to get a pistol permit or to take
up a sword to lob off someone’s ear.
We all know the admonition of Paul in Ephesians 6:12 “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
So, I’ll ask the question again.
When have you fought the good fight to see someone else gain a victory?
When have you prayed, when have you fasted, when have you encouraged, strengthened or comforted someone who is in the midst of a struggle?
You say you didn’t know?
Look around, they’ll all around you!
Better yet, ask the Holy Spirit who to pray for and how to pray, because He can bring more precision to your prayers than any bunker busting bomb drilling through tons of earth to reach it’s target. He can reveal the ‘coordinates’ of the enemies location and use your surrendered life to take him out in prayer.
Our scripture today is taken from the point at which Israel was ready to cross the Jordan and Joshua is reminding those tribes whose inheritance was on this side of the Jordan that there were still battles to be fought and enemies to overcome on behalf of the rest of the nation. Maybe God’s grace has caused you to prevail in an area of your life that others are still struggling with.
It is not a time to turn a deaf ear to their needs.
Lift them in prayer.
Fast on their behalf.
Go to the battle line with them and fight for their victory as well.
Yes, the victory was accomplished on Calvary but have you ever had Calvary’s cross obscured by the tumult around you and you needed someone to remind you of that victory and to help you fight past the doubt, the fear, and the weakness?
Israel did not win the battles, God did; but He stilled called them to the front lines.
Will you stand shoulder-to-shoulder on the front lines of prayer on behalf of that brother?
We all know the admonition of Paul in Ephesians 6:12 “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
So, I’ll ask the question again.
When have you fought the good fight to see someone else gain a victory?
When have you prayed, when have you fasted, when have you encouraged, strengthened or comforted someone who is in the midst of a struggle?
You say you didn’t know?
Look around, they’ll all around you!
Better yet, ask the Holy Spirit who to pray for and how to pray, because He can bring more precision to your prayers than any bunker busting bomb drilling through tons of earth to reach it’s target. He can reveal the ‘coordinates’ of the enemies location and use your surrendered life to take him out in prayer.
Our scripture today is taken from the point at which Israel was ready to cross the Jordan and Joshua is reminding those tribes whose inheritance was on this side of the Jordan that there were still battles to be fought and enemies to overcome on behalf of the rest of the nation. Maybe God’s grace has caused you to prevail in an area of your life that others are still struggling with.
It is not a time to turn a deaf ear to their needs.
Lift them in prayer.
Fast on their behalf.
Go to the battle line with them and fight for their victory as well.
Yes, the victory was accomplished on Calvary but have you ever had Calvary’s cross obscured by the tumult around you and you needed someone to remind you of that victory and to help you fight past the doubt, the fear, and the weakness?
Israel did not win the battles, God did; but He stilled called them to the front lines.
Will you stand shoulder-to-shoulder on the front lines of prayer on behalf of that brother?
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