Jos 7:10 “And
the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?”
Often
and easily we can find ourselves like Joshua after his men were defeated by Ai,
face down ready to give up. But Israel’s problem wasn’t their enemy, it was
their own heart and the sin they let permeate within that was their obstacle. Yet,
God’s response is one of encouragement not condemnation; (vs 13) “Up, sanctify yourselves”
To make things right again, is to simply get things right with your heart
before God. It starts with wanting what is right, and humble yourselves spiritually.
We can’t pray for our situation to change, and be unwilling to sanctify (set
apart) our heart towards God’s will. Like Israel, we all make mistakes (sin), struggle, and even have regret.
But don’t allow satan to define you by such and drive us to the ground. God’s
Word is a promise of restoration, healing and love. We must be willing to get
up, look up, and never give up in that promise. Our ability to overcome our
past is not in our power, but His promises and our humility… “I Can” is far more
important than “IQ.” Man is not made to
mourn, he was created to rejoice in the Lord’s love. The worlds view calls one
to reflect on life’s past performance, and look for the coming sorrow. God’s
promises empower the believer to “Arise
and Shine” (Isa 60:1) even during sorrow, foreseeing the promise victory
coming through Jesus. Don’t live in the shadows of yesterday, walk in the light
of today and its promised hope of tomorrow. Don’t dwell on the battles lost in
life, nobody is undefeated, focus on the promised victory that no matter what
satan wages against you, the war has already been won!
It’s
not happy people who are thankful, its thankful people who are happy!
HSAY…
Todd
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