My dear friend and I caught up yesterday.
She encouraged me to mediate on Joshua 9.
Joshua is my hero and he was deceived.
He was told to completely take over the Promised land.
But some Gibeonites deceived him and he didn’t seek the Lord.
If he would have been patient, he would have figured out their deception.
If he would have reminded himself of what God said “to completely destroy them” he would have conquered the land completely.
In their deception, the Gibeonites knew to go to the leader.
He made a rash covenant with the enemy. And had to keep it.
Throughout this Corona virus, the Lord keeps telling me to listen….abide….do only what He tells you.
Joshua 9:14 “The Israelites sampled their provisions but did not inquire of the LORD“
Don’t make any lasting decisions that you can’t reverse. Seek the Lord. The enemy wants to deceive us. The battle is on. Slow down, take time….ask the Lord FIRST. We lose out on our inheritance when we look at the temporal and forget God’s track record or where He is taking us.
Do what He last told you to do. In the storm, we make bad decisions. If Joshua had waited 3 days….he would have seen clearer.
Reading this, this morning, made me think of this and how I feel about being tricked by the enemy. My prayer is: Jesus, keep me close, may I hear Your voice and obey no matter who is being deceived….may I look back on what You already said and move forward without fear.
Coronavirus or not. God has a call on my life.
Last night (3/26/20), I warfared pretty hard. Around 10pm, I woke up from sleep and could sense a dark presence outside my window. I recalled seeing a dark demonic figure in 2004 when I was in Vanuatu, what felt like deadly sick, in the middle of no where. My team and I warfared in prayer for my life.
I saw that dark spirit again until last night. So, I did what I only know to do, and I prayed…to my Emmanuel, my Father….and I went back to sleep. In 2004, there was more fear around it. Last night, it was a matter of taking my stand…the authority He has given me. And it subsided eventually.
And of course…
I won’t get fooled by molded manna devised to destroy the call on my life.
I will seek the Lord daily for His manna and trust Him every step of the way.
I pray the same for you.
