Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Deploying the Army that Decides It - #8355

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

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You hear the word a lot these days, “He’s being deployed.” The military is sending him to some spot in the world to serve his country. Usually, when U. S. troops get deployed somewhere, it can really change the outcome. Of course, there are some forces ready to be deployed that always change the outcome.

I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and General Joshua was in command of God’s army, the Israelites. As they fought for the Promised Land, they came to these looming walls of the city of Jericho. General Joshua has no clue how they’re going to get past those seemingly indestructible walls. As he scouts out the battlefield, he suddenly encounters this man standing in front of him with a drawn sword. “Joshua went up to him and asked, ‘Are you for us or for our enemies?’ ‘Neither,’ he replied, ‘but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.’ Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, ‘What message does my Lord have for His servant?’” (Joshua 5:13-14 ). Wouldn’t you expect God’s army to automatically be on the side of God’s people?

Truth is, God’s not automatically on anyone’s side; He deploys His troops to fight for whoever is doing what He wants done. In Tony Evans’ words, God doesn’t come to take sides; He comes to take over. The “surge” from heaven is for those who have totally surrendered their own will and are fully pursuing God’s will. “And if God is for you, who can be against you?” (Romans 8:31 ). And if God is against you, does it really matter who’s for you?

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Bible References: Joshua 5:13-14 ; Romans 8:31