It’s not that I have read this book yet – Joshua by Stephen Lennox – but I have listened to bible teachings he gave and have zoned in on the main titles – and this one is something we might forget about: “God Fights for His People” – and I am not just talking about old testament israel – I mean and God means and this author means that every day and in every way, God has fought and will fight for His people – including and especially from us being overwhelmed by the evil in the world – and over-focused on ourselves. We best know God by knowing life is not “all about me” – but knowing that we are part of a bigger picture.

God will fight through the clouds to shine the Light. God will fight the darkness to illuminate the way. God already did the victory and now He is not doing a victory dance but instead God is doing a street sweeper approach to pick up all the pieces of our lives that block our path back to Him. God in Jesus lays down His life and picks up our lives to save them.

God as street sweeper – bet that isn’t a chapter title anywhere… 

God as street sweeper sounds to me as God as a power that makes it happen AND will stick around for the clean up work after – well, God does – God did, God does, God WILL.

I know that we often could think of the phrase “God Fights for His People” in a personal nature – me – God is for ME. And He is – but collectively God is for God’s people – special and special – meaning there is no one that He doesn’t fight for – that His Spirit Street Sweeper turns slow enough to hope for everyone to repentance. Everyone ON the bandwagon and everyone UNDER the wagon too.

If there is something so important to say about us and God (God and us) during a tough time in our lives, it is that we have to raise our heads enough to WATCH for God. Joshua is amazing in His obedience and His progress for God’s people – now our next Joshua – Jesus *same root name as Joshua* did the biggest save – won the biggest fight – and stay tuned and stay tight – Jesus is not yet DONE with THIS fight..

God fights for His People – in Joshua – and by Jesus -and in our lives – this is true… Just keep a watch on God…

Just keep a watch on God…

Amen