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Eben-ezer … Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.

I was brought low, and he helped me. — Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. — Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God. — He led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. — There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord hath spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. — Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

I SAM. 7:12. Psa. 116:6. -Psa. 28:6,7. Psa. 118:8,9. -Psa. 146:5, -Psa. 107:7. -Josh. 21:45. Luke 22:35. -Psa. 63:7

Sometimes, I feel like arguing. What’s with that?

Other times, I doubt. How in the world dare I?!

And on other occasions, oh…never mind.

Text via: Daily Light on the Daily Path

Reading:

Joshua 6:2-4, 12-20

Where did Joshua get the faith to believe and the faithfulness to obey? Is my source different?

Am I as careful about the “little” details of God’s will as (I think) I am about the “big” details?

How might own personal faith and faithfulness both feed and feed off of the faith and faithfulness of those under my authority?

Do I see my victories as depending at least in part on the faith(fulness) of my fellow “marchers”?

Why is my faith so weak? And what can I do to nourish the faith I do have? And how do I increase in faith?

What is God’s role and what is my role in my experiencing victory today?

What am I being or doing that actually contributes to my own defeat? Or the defeat of my fellow “marchers”?

“The unnatural experience at Jordan prepared Israel for the abnormal approach at Jericho. But unnatural and abnormal were now relative terms. The Israelites were slowly getting acquainted with God’s ways of doing things…and they were perfectly natural and normal by His standards.” (Satisfied With Faithful Obedience)

“The Israelites may have looked ridiculous going around Jericho but that was before the end of the story. Then the ones who ridiculed were also the ones who were defeated.” (God Gives Jericho to Israel)