God bless!

          Obedience doesn't always make sense. It doesn't always seem to be the "right" thing to do. It surely is not the popular thing to do and not many people will get excited while in the process of doing it. Why is this relevant? Without obedience in our lives we will never be able to experience the super natural. Let me explain: disobedience or doing what we (our flesh) wants rather than what we are told to do will render the results that are "humanly" possible. Humans can accomplish physical things, with enough effort or persistence any of us can fulfill many of our desires, but God is the means to accomplish the impossible. The verse today relates specifically to the impossible. Joshua in this portion of scripture had just come out of a defeat at war and a major overhaul amongst his people. Nonetheless God gave him a command and he obeyed. This obedience proved to be the difference between victory and defeat. What obedience you may ask? Visualizing his enemy, lifting up his weapon toward them and finally waiting on the Lord all while dealing with many emotions. That day he received victory and was allowed to enjoy the spoil of the enemy not because of his fighting ability but because of his believing and acting ability.

Stretching out my javelin!

Pastor Joell

Then the Lord said to Joshua, Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand. So Joshua stretched out the javelin in his hand toward the city. (Joshua 8:18 AMP)