As Max Lucado begins Chapter 6 of Glory Days, he remarks that, for a book about military conquests, Joshua really skimps on battle details. We don’t know the military details because the emphasis in Joshua is not on physical battles, but on a spiritual one. Therefore, the book of Joshua isn’t about claiming land for a displaced nation. It’s about preserving a stage for God’s plan of redemption. The key for us- don’t forget to remember.
Satan’s counterstrategy is to destroy God’s people and God’s work. Pastor Lucado reminds us our Promised Land is rife with the enemy’s voice:
“He’s [Satan} ticked off with you. All this talk about Glory Days and Promised Land living has him in a foul mood. Your wilderness days did not trouble him. But now you are stepping into your Promised Land life. Daring to walk in faith, not fear; leaning on grace, not guilt; hearing God’s voice more, the devil’s voice less.”
Satan, Max cautions us, has us in his sights. We’re in enemy territory. In Joshua 4 the Israelites were camping in Canaan for the first time in five centuries. But God had one more word for them before they conquered Jericho- remember. After one man from each tribe had gathered a stone from the Jordan River bed, Joshua stacked them as a lasting remembrance of how God had dried up the Jordan so the Israelites could cross.
Max shares the secret of surviving in enemy territory: Remember . . . Remember what God has done.
Today’s question: In what significant ways has God blessed you in the past? Please share.
Tomorrow’s blog: “Remember whose you are”
