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Joshua 5:13-15 NKJV
“And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, “Are You for us or for our adversaries?” So He said, “No, but as Commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?” Then the Commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy.” And Joshua did so.”
PRAYER/THOUGHTS:
Jesus, You are the Commander of the Lord’s army! That is one of Your titles! What a sight for Joshua to see You in that role with Your sword drawn! What is there that can be compared to You? “Are You for us or our adversaries?” You are not on either side because You are outside the conflicts, the arguments, the groups, the battles, and the struggles of this world. You are God! You are the Judge! You see everything and You know everything. You are very much aware of the righteous & the wicked. To think that You, the God Who created the universe, laid down Your sword, came into a human body, and experienced pain, humiliation, and death to save us, sinners, who have consistently forgotten, rejected, and rebelled against You! Nothing, not even death, can defeat You and nothing can change the Love You have for us! I hope that we would be like Joshua. That we would recognize Your authority, power, and love, Jesus! May we reverence You and worship You, not for what we can get from You, but for Who You are, the Commander of the Lord’s army!
Supporting scriptures:
Isaiah 40:17-18 (KJV)
17 All nations before him [are] as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity. 18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Isaiah 33:22 (KJV)
For the LORD [is] our judge, the LORD [is] our lawgiver, the LORD [is] our king; he will save us.
Ecclesiastes 3:17 (KJV)
I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for [there is] a time there for every purpose and for every work.
Proverbs 10:27-30 (NKJV)
27 The fear of the LORD prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened. 28 The hope of the righteous [will be] gladness, But the expectation of the wicked will perish. 29 The way of the LORD [is] strength for the upright, But destruction [will come] to the workers of iniquity. 30 The righteous will never be removed, But the wicked will not inhabit the earth.
1 John 4:9-11 (NKJV)
9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Revelation 1:5-8 (KJV)
5 And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, 6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. 8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.