Day 64 Reading: Josh. 8:1 - 10:43 Now is the time to arise and go into battle. After spending time removing every roadblock that may hinder the power of God from flowing its time to arise. We have spent enough time crying for our sins. The time to arise in the knowledge of God's mercy and forgiveness is now. You and I are forgiven and God is ready to contend for us. When God gives instructions for the battle victory is in sight. The fact that the children of Israel had lost to Ai before meant that they were going to fight wiser. This resulted in a strategy to draw the enemy to the fight and lead to an easier destruction of the city. Ai must have known that they would be back which is another reason that Joshua would have required a strategy to take the city. Lord give the church strategies to take cities! The soldiers of Ai seeing Joshua and the men fleeing must have thought that it was over. Not knowing that they were being led to the slaughter. Learn to be discrete...
Daily we need to rise, conquer and be all that we can be.