Daily Devotion for May 4, 2006

Onward Christian Soldiers

 

Then the LORD said to Joshua…March around the city…And he ordered the people…March around the city…Then the people returned to camp and spent the night …Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests took up the ark of the LORD…The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching…So on the second day they marched…and returned to the camp…On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched…The seventh time around…Joshua commanded the people, "Shout! For the LORD has given you the city! Joshua 6:1-27

 

Joshua and his men were called to get up, march, go to bed, get up, march, go to bed, get up, march, go to bed…

 

 A few weeks ago a Christian sister soldier shared with me a trial that had shaken her faith. I asked her yesterday how she was doing. With a gentle small smile she looked down and said, “It’s like this”…as I watched her place the heel of her left foot at the toe of her right foot, indicating she is pressing on in her spiritual journey.

 

 Sometimes we are just called to keep marching. To not grow weary in doing what is right and good. To be a blessing right where we are and trust God for what He has in store, knowing that He has plans to prosper us and not to harm us, plans to give us a future and a hope (Jeremiah 29:11).

 

 Fellow Christian soldier, whether you are in a spiritual sunny season or stormy season…keep marching. Whether you need walls rebuilt or smashed down…keep marching. God is the same yesterday, today and forever. We are in the Lord’s army just like Joshua and God will give us the victory too!

 

Prayer
Lord, God Almighty,
 Nothing is too big for YOU. Help us trust and obey as we wait on you, remembering that you are working all things for our good. You have proven your love for us through the death of your Son. Let us fix our eyes on Christ and consider the cross that He embraced in order that we do not grow weary and quit marching. In His name we pray, Amen.

 

Some Additional Scripture well worth reading
(Marching Orders): Galatians 6:9-10; Psalm 37:3; Hebrews 12:2-3

 

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