Friday, March 21, 2025
13 Now it came about when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand, and Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us or for our adversaries?” 14 He said, “No; rather I indeed come now as captain of the host of the Lord.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed down, and said to him, “What has my lord to say to his servant?” 15 The captain of the Lord’s host said to Joshua, “Remove your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. // Joshua 5:13-15
What a fascinating answer Joshua receives to his question about whose side this angel was on. The answer to his question seems to indicate that his question should have been: “Are we on YOUR side?” It seems that the Lord Himself appeared to Joshua to reassure him before the battle that would come the next day. Being in God’s presence was to be in the presence of holiness, and the Lord told Joshua to remove his shoes in honor of the Lord’s holiness. Will you seek the Lord’s presence in your life today? Are you seeking to make sure that you are on God’s side as much or more than you are trying to convince the Lord to be on your side?
- Pray and thank God that He allows us to be in His presence because of our relationship with Him through our faith in Christ.
- Ask God to show you anything that you need to remove from your life to honor His holiness.
- Ask God that you, your family, and our church will “be on His side” and surrendered to Him.
- Have you signed up to participate in our upcoming event, “Our Eyes on Your Word”? You can learn more and sign up here.