Thursday, April 13, 2017

Joshua 10

“Sun, stand still over Gibeon;
And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.”
13 So the sun stood still,
And the moon stopped,
Till the people had revenge
Upon their enemies. vv.12-13


Read chapter 10
The longest day probably ever we read here.  The sun stood still for about a whole day.  This was at the request of Joshua to the Lord as they were fighting their enemies.  Just like many of us can think there are not enough hours in a day to get all we want done, so Joshua must have wanted this to be a one day battle and nothing more.  The Lord heeded his prayer and let it be so.  There has never been a day like that since (v.14) where the sun stood still as much as we may pray for the same thing.   Joshua's day was long enough to bring out victory which has been told for generations of God's sovereignty (which if their were a sun god he would've had to bow down to Our God Almighty).  Our days may be short but we can choose how we use that time that will bring honor to God.  How we use our time for God's glory also has an effect on others around us.  Oh how our prayers should be more "Lord come in your kingdom" more than "Lord make the day longer."
If you got to make a day in the past longer for whatever reason which day would it be and why?  

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