Topic: Total Victory Assured [Saturday April 16, 2016]
Text: Joshua 10:38-43
Key Verse: “And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel” (Joshua 10:42).
Our text today narrated Israel’s conquest over their enemies in battles. The nation captured Debir and its nearby villages, destroying everything, just as they had done with Hebron and Libnah. Joshua captured other towns and in each place he captured, he would kill the king and everyone else as God commanded him. He wiped out towns from Kadesh-Ba ea to Gaza, everywhere in the region of Goshen, and as far north as Gibeon.
God purposely commanded the Israelites to destroy their enemies because He knew that those heathen nations might turn their hearts away from Him if they were allowed to live side by side with His people. Today’s believers cannot fight physical wars, yet there are battles of life to be fought and victories to be won. It is sheer folly to assume that life is a bed of roses. It is a theatre, a pathway laden with briers and thistles in which only the courageous can win. The beauty of all this however, lies in the fact that God has promised us victory all the way.
To effectively fight every battle, a believer must use the right weapons, “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds” (2 Corinthians 10:4). Christ loves righteousness and hates iniquity; and so must we. We need to break away from sin and be totally obedient to God. The word of God, prayer, righteous living and the preaching of the gospel are potent weapons available to all believers. We cannot lose in the battle of life if we put on the whole armour of God.
Thought for the day: If God be for us, who can be against us?
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DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
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