Hello friends! I wanted to share a little something that the Lord showed me a couple of days ago as I was spending some time in the Word...
In Joshua 9, the Israelites were in the process of driving out the former inhabitants of
Canaan, the land the Lord had promised to give them. Following victory over the people of Jericho and Ai, word was spreading of the great power of the God of the Israelites. As the other kings of the cities of Canaan began to hear of this victorious nation, they banded together to fight Joshua and the people. But when the inhabitants of Gideon got word, they when to Joshua and deceived him by pretending to be travelers from a far away land, hoping to make a treaty with the people that they might spare their lives. They wore old garments, their wineskins were torn and mended, and their bread was dry and moldy. Verse 14 says, "then the men of
Israel took some of their provisions;
but they did not ask the counsel of the Lord." So Joshua made a covenant with the Gibeonites and allowed them to live. How often do we, perhaps in our pride, trust our own judgement and fail to seek the counsel of the Lord, only to be faced with enemies with whom we have blindly made treaties?
"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves." Matthew 10:16
See that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6
Are we being diligent to seek the counsel of the Lord in every decision, both big and small? I'm certainly being reminded to do so!
Until next time...
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