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"Joshua went up to the man and asked, 'Are you for us or for our enemies?' 'Neither,' he replied, 'but as commander of the army of the Lord have I come.'" Josh. 5:13-15
This passage is very instructive. God is not "for" one people or "against" another. He is only "for" His purposes among all the peoples of the earth. The story is told of a lady who asked American President Lincoln during the Civil War, "Do you think God is on your side?" The president wisely answered, "The question is not if God is on my side, but if I am on God's side."

Pray that God will help us to see the peoples and nations of the earth from His perspective - as peoples who desperately need to hear and to receive the gospel.

"At that time the Lord said to Joshua, 'Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites again.'" Josh. 5:2
The Israelites had momentum! What a seemingly inopportune time to incapacitate all the warriors for an entire week! Yet for God to save them, they had to be holy. Circumcision was not an inconsequential religious rite. It was the God-given sign that Yahweh had set them apart for a special purpose. It was also a reminder that they must do things God's way, though human reasoning would tell them to continue to move ahead. Are you acting on your own reasoning, or obeying God's commands, even when they don't make sense?

Pray that God will give us the willingness to obey Him, even when circumstances tell us to do otherwise. Pray for His holiness to penetrate our hearts.
"For the Lord your God dried up the Jordan...that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the Lord is powerful and so that you might always fear the Lord your God." Josh. 4:23-24
Do you have an experience that clearly demonstrates His workings in your life? One of the "pointers" for the children of Israel was His miracle of moving the water of the Jordan River so they could cross in safety. The nations could see the powerful hand of the Lord. There were two great purposes of this miracle. One was to preserve the Israelites. Secondly, it showed the nations the hand of the One who can always be trusted.

Pray that God will show you your Jordan River experience, and use it to increase your faith in times of doubt. Pray that He will use your renewed faith to bless the nations.

"Each of you is to take up a stone...to serve as a sign among you." Josh. 4:5-6
As the people of Israel moved through Canaan in obedience to God's will, the landscape became littered with strange piles of rocks! They were piled up by the Israelites as memorials to God's special deliverance or provision in times of need. Today God is creating new kinds of memorials - not piles of rocks, but "living stones," people who know Christ and are banded together in worshipping congregations throughout the world. Could each of these congregations be used of Him to duplicate themselves among still unreached nations?

Pray that He will empower you and your church to establish a witness among those that have not yet heard.
"When you see the ark of the covenant...follow it.... Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before." Josh. 3:2-4
Because of their unbelief and rebellion at Kadesh Barnea, the people of Israel had wandered for 40 years in the wilderness, following their old trails and using their old campsites. Now it was time to move ahead in faith and obedience. But how? They didn't know where to go. They had never been this way before. God said, "Follow me." We face the challenge of about 10,000 unreached people groups. In order to plant churches among these cultures, we must discover His plans to reach them. Will He show us something in their culture that will help them to understand Christ's redeeming sacrifice? As we reach out in obedience to Christ's Great Commission, we can depend on Him to show the way.

Pray that God will clearly show His ways to missionaries trying to find the key to endearing the nations to the one, true Savior.
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