Get Up!
Defeat. We all face it. We fall spiritually. A relationship falls apart. A financial hit devastates us. A ministry opportunity doesn’t work out. A job is lost. The list goes on and on. Joshua faced it as well. After the triumph in Jericho a much smaller battle awaited the people he led. The little city of Ai would be much easier to conquer, but that’s not how things worked out at all. The decision was made to send a smaller army to the battle, and here are the results; “ They were routed by the men of Ai, who killed about thirty-six of them.” Joshua 7:4-5 Now if you know the story you know there’s more to the story than losing a battle. There was sin in the camp that had to be dealt with. However for the purpose of this blog we’re focusing on Joshua’s response to the defeat, and God’s response to Joshua. Check out Joshua after the loss; “ Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown to the ground before the ark of the Lord, remaining there till evening.”...