"You yourselves have seen everything the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake; it was the Lord your God who fought for you." Joshua 23:3
Joshua spent 40 years in Egypt and then 40 years in the wilderness and now he was nearing 90 years of age. Their Glory Days were ending and so was his leadership.
In his farewell speech he reminded them they could count on God to fight for them because God had always fought for them. All they needed to do was show up at the right address with the right attitude and God would do the rest.
God had fought for them when they were in Egypt by sending the supernatural plagues. The Hebrews walked out of Egypt with a lot of Egyptian riches without having to raise a hand against the Pharaoh.
God had fought for them at the Red Sea! He opened it wide for them and they walked through it without getting their feet wet! But when the army of the Pharaoh tried to cross behind them God closed it over them.
God fought for them at Jericho when the walls of that fortress collapsed like power at their shouts. And that was after He had stopped the Jordan at flood stage to allow 2,000,000 people and all their livestock to cross over into Canaan.
God fought for them with His presence. The Ark of the Covenant led them wherever they went. A cloud had led them by day and a pillar of fire by night. Never in 40 years had they been out of His presence!
God fought for them with His power. Pesky plagues, seas opening, rivers stopping, water flowing from a rock, manna appearing from heaven each morning and impenetrable walls crumbling were undeniable demonstrations of His power.
God fought for His people then and He will fight for you, too!
If you will stop fighting Him and begin trusting Him at your point of trouble, weakness or need, you will experience His presence and power too!
I'm sure that's what Paul was thinking when he wrote to the Roman church, "If God is for us who can be against us?"
Ready to find out?
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