Topic: Give God The Glory [Saturday April 9, 2016]
Text: Joshua 10:28-37
Key Verse: “And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah” (Joshua 10:32).
We prolong our problems and difficulties in life when we seek to solve them ourselves. This is because we are grossly limited both in foresight and necessary resources for achieving lasting breakthroughs. As a result, we complain and grumble about our situations or give up hope that things would ever change.
Joshua, as leader of the Israelites, had at this time come up against kingdoms that held sway in the southern part of Canaan. God had promised that all the land was meant for Israel. But now, they had no other way of possessing it than to engage in battles with the present occupants of the land. One after the other, Joshua and his army overran the kingdoms, wiped out all the inhabitants and captured the territories. Some accounts of the battles tended to ascribe the victories to Joshua and his soldiers. But in reality, it was the Lord that gave the land to Israel. He fought for them against stronger and mightier nations. He conquered all so as to fulfill the promise He had made to give Israel the whole land of Canaan.
We must never make the mistake of going through life on our own terms, nor be tempted to ascribe our successes to our brilliance and ingenuity. Whatever we have attained in life, we must recognize that it comes from God. He healed us when we were sick, He supplied our need when we were in lack, He fought to keep us alive and well spiritually and physically; He alone delivered us from all our enemies. He deserves all credits for whatever we attain in life.
Thought for the day: All that you are and will ever be, come from God.
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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.
