Sometimes when you're in a railway station, observe the difference between passengers who hold confirmed tickets and those who are on standby. The ones with confirmed tickets read newspapers, chat with their friends or sleep. The ones on standby hang around the ticket checker pace and smoke, smoke, and pace. The difference is caused by the confidence factor.
Joshua 6:2-3 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days.
While they were just evaluating the magnitude of the problem called Jericho, God spoke. This time it was even more challenging. Joshua and His people had to believe for victory even before they could attain it. The next few days were the tests of their confidence. If they really believed that God has given them the city, that's when they could march all around, for all 6 days. They did because they believed and were confident.
Our confidence often comes from our own strength and abilities. That's the very reason that we are often disappointed and never confident about anything. When God spoke to Joshua, that you are victorious he was sure about it and went for whatever God said. He knew His God and God knew Joshua would believe and encourage others to believe as well.
Our daily lives are a statement of our faith and confidence in God. Your words, things at home, work, school or even at the gym are just a reflection of your confidence in the Lord. So march on with confidence wherever God has placed you. Trust in Him for He has already given you the victory. Game on.
Stanley Thomas Isac
Stanley is serving as the Pastor of Crossway Church in New Delhi, he can be reached at Pastorstanleytisac@gmail.com
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