Better Than We Do

Scripture: Joshua 2 Key Verse: 2:9-11
"She said to them, 'I know the LORD will give you this land. Your presence terrifies us. All the people in this country are deathly afraid of you. We've heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea in front of you when you left Egypt. We've also heard what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites, who ruled east of the Jordan river. We've heard how you destroyed them for the LORD. When we heard it, we lost heart. There was no courage left in any of us because of you. The LORD your God is the God of heaven and earth.'"

Objective:
This chapter begins with the no leader of the Israelites sending a couple of spies into Jericho, a city promised by the Lord. The two spies sneak in and hide in Rahab's home. Knowing the Lord is with them and they will take over the city, she makes a deal with them to protect herself and her family. holding up her end of the bargain she hides the spies and helps them escape. The spies return to Joshua to tell them what had happened.

Application:
Sometimes our enemies understand God better than we do. The Lord made a pretty strong promise to Joshua in chapter 1, saying that whoever opposes him will be destroyed. Yet he still needed to send in spies to the country side, even though the last time they sent in spies they ended up walking through the desert for forty years. What the spies found out was that God had prepared a way for their victory. All the previous things that had happened to the Israelites made the people in Jericho and across the country deathly afraid of them, because they knew the true God was with them.

God has done many great things in our lives and he can use event he bad things for good, So why is it that whenever we come upon a new problem we go back to square one with God. The enemies of the Israelites understood who God was from the previous actions, shouldn't we be able to trust God more and more because of what He has done in our lives.

Prayer:
Lord, Remind me of the great things you have done in my life. Help me to learn from the victories and defeats in my life. I know that you will use all things for good, so let me rest in the fact that you are mighty and great. Teach us, oh Lord, to have faith in you despite ourselves. Help us have the same faith in you that our enemies do when they see you coming.