Today’s Reading: Joshua 10
Here
in Joshua 10, an astounding astronomical miracle really took place, by which
the motion of the heavenly bodies was, for several hours, suspended by God’s
omnipotent power. This particular
miracle – like many in the Bible – cannot be explained by human reasoning or
science. Nor can it be explained away
by those who resist God’s truth.
We
cannot explain the physics or the mechanics by which God performed this
particular miracle. All we know is that
a very unusual event took place, and whenever you get to miraculous events
in the Bible, that's all it takes to trigger some people. Especially those who
do not believe in God or those who think of God in terms of a man, and limited
as a man. The miracles always create doubts and problems in the minds of
people, and of course they then begin to exaggerate the problems that they see.
But if you have a right concept of God, you don't need any proof or any
explanation; you can just believe it because God's Word declared it.
The
Biblical explanation for this miracle is found at the end of verse 14, “for the
LORD fought for Israel.” It’s really that
simple. Joshua prayed, and God
supernaturally provided the light necessary for Joshua’s army to win its
battle. Keep in mind that Joshua (nor
anyone else for that matter) had ever prayed this prayer before. So, why did he pray it that day? Why not retreat for the night and finish up
the battle in the morning? Joshua prayed
that prayer that day because God was up to something. The Lord wanted to show His mighty force on
behalf of Israel. That prayer was
divinely inspired for that specific moment in time by God.
Never
before. Never again. This miracle was Divinely engineered for this
particular moment in time. Which leads
us to say, never limit God by what you have seen in the past. There may be a battle you are facing in your
life which seems to have no way out and no path to victory. But don’t underestimate your all-powerful
God. He can do things you’ve never heard
of and do them at just the right time to give you victory.
So, if God inspires you to pray for a “sun stand still” type of miracle, don’t draw back in unbelief. Pray in faith and watch the Lord fight for you with an astounding miracle. Remember, your God has power over the cosmos!