Fighting for me.

What God spoke to me this morning was from Joshua 10 about how Israel didn't seek Gods council and made a covenant with the Gibeonites not knowing they were their neighbors. Then when the Gibeonites where under attack they called to the Israelites for help. Then they sought Gods council and went in to battle where He said "Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands. Not a man of them shall stand before you." In the battle God threw down large stones and more of the enemy died by the stones then by the Israelites swords. Then Joshua called for the sun to stand still and not set till they had defeated their enemy and God listened for He fought for Israel.

In this God spoke to me clearly about His council being what guides us in everything, and in everything when we listen He will take our mistakes God will fight for us! There has never been a day like that before and never will be again. He did this. He made the Israelites what they where in the land, outside of Him they where a little people against giants. But it was His promise to them that they would be in the land if milk and honey. Trust Him. Know Him. Be guided by Him and He will fight for you.

What especially effected me was that God listened to Joshua after he hadn't gone to Him for council earlier. That is what's so amazing about grace and what is counted against us, which is nothing. God listened to Joshua! It was in Joshua's humility that after essentially sinning in making a covenant with his neighbors that he went back to God and sought Him. After knowing Gods guidance He was secure enough in his relationship with The Lord to know that God would fight for them.

To know God loved me that much. To be humble enough after my sin to go strait to God and know His strength. That is the place He has called His people to live in.

I will live in this place.