Is it enough to be a good Christian? No, God expects us to be brave too. Joshua, a young leader, was instructed by God to be brave. God instructed him to meditate on His word to make him bold and victorious. Joshua proved to be a faithful leader who followed God, and as a result, he defeated 32 kings.
When we look at why 32 kings and not more not less it has definite truth behind it. Hebrew numbers have deep spiritual meaning. God is referred as Elohim in Hebrew. The word Elohim appears 32 times in the first chapter of Genesis where God created everything through the word. 32 in Hebrew is spelled as Lamed Bet. Here Lamed is considered as a letter with superior significance because it is the 12th letter of Hebrew Alphabet and is considered as the heart of the alphabet because it is the central of the 24 and the tallest of all the alphabets. Because it towers over the other letters it is said to represent Malekh hemelakhim which means King of Kings. Joshua, the man who meditated the words had victory over 32 kings and showed with power that God is reigning over all kings as the KING of KINGS.
We, as God's children, are called to be brave. Joshua 1:9 in the Bible says, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
In verse 8, God says, "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success." The same can be seen in Psalm 1: "Whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers."
Do we have the patience to spend time meditating on God's word? Do we love our time with our Bible? Recently, in a prayer meeting, my pastor encouraged us to write down whatever we hear from the sermon. He asked if we have the habit of writing whatever God says to us every day in a diary. To encourage the people, he took out his own diary where he had meticulously written the revelations God gave him. He showed us how he uses highlighters to differentiate one message from another. These simple yet profoundly meaningful spiritual disciplines will make us God's brave soldiers. They fill our hearts with God's powerful words. It is these habits that will give us victories and triumphs over kings.
Dear God, help us to understand the greatness of your word that is in our hands. May we never live a life without these spiritual habits. Help us to be victorious. Bless us to be successful. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
Comments