obeying & trusting

Joshua 12:8b These are the kings Israel defeated:

9 The king of Jericho
The king of Ai, near Bethel
10 The king of Jerusalem
The king of Hebron
11 The king of Jarmuth
The king of Lachish
12 The king of Eglon
The king of Gezer
13 The king of Debir
The king of Geder
14 The king of Hormah
The king of Arad
15 The king of Libnah
The king of Adullam
16 The king of Makkedah
The king of Bethel
17 The king of Tappuah
The king of Hepher
18 The king of Aphek
The king of Lasharon
19 The king of Madon
The king of Hazor
20 The king of Shimron-meron
The king of Acshaph
21 The king of Taanach
The king of Megiddo
22 The king of Kedesh
The king of Jokneam in Carmel
23 The king of Dor in the town of Naphoth-dor*
The king of Goyim in Gilgal*
24 The king of Tirzah.

In all, thirty-one kings were defeated.


No, I haven't lost my mind this morning - well, not any more than usual ;-)

The children of Israel had just finished wandering in the Sinai wilderness for 40 years.

They were nomads, not warriors. Joshua, their leader, was not a warrior.

But God said if they trust Him, He would give them victory over the people who lived in the land God had promised to them - Canaan.

As long as they obeyed Him, their foes were defeated.

At this point in the story, they've defeated 31 kingdoms.


You see the parallel here for us, don't ya?

As long as the non-warrior, nomadic Israelites trusted & obeyed God, He came through in what seemed an impossible place.

And as long as we trust & obey God...


Is this for anyone besides me today?