Father's Day Enlistment into The Army

HOUSTON - June 22, 2020 - PRLog -- "Are you a friend or foe?"  This demand made total sense when it's put in the proper context but what was the response of the LORD's army commander?  He replied, "Neither one" and stated that he was "the commander of the LORD's army."  Upon hearing this, Joshua fell with his face to the ground in reverence saying, "I'm at your command, what do you want your servant to do?"  This is very interesting when you think about what's going on today in the world we live in.

It's natural to take sides on issues, debate beliefs and voice our disagreements.  When you reach a stalemate and neither side can be convinced, the discussion usually relocates into a secular courtroom where non-believers can settle disputes before an appointed judge.  As believers, we are instructed to take our matters before other believers with God having the final verdict on appeals.  Let's just throw it out there and stop beating around the bush...... What if we asked God to choose a side on the racial inequality and social injustice problem we have in America.  Furthermore, what if His decision on the issues we face today is take neither side? Knowing my master personally and studying the treatment of his people set apart for His glory makes you raise an eyebrow.  How could he allow His chosen people to go through 400 years of slavery and not step in and do something about it?  Just before the Exodus from Egypt the work actually became increasingly harder as the Israelite's had to also find the straw to make their bricks while keeping the same quota. Does God want things to get worse before they get better or is there a deeper revelation to be understood?

The generational curse of not acting on the promises God has for His people effected every single person freed from slavery and led to the wilderness.  Because of their unbelief and unwillingness to follow His lead, the Israelite's turned an 11 day journey into a 40 year pilgrimage.  This provoked God's anger to announce that they all must die and not one person alive will step into his promised land.  Because of God's love for His servant Moses, he did allow him to see it from a distance from a far away mountain top just before his death.  The entire generation however died without ever seeing it or stepping foot in it due to failing to take action based on God's word.  It then became the next generations chance under the direction of Joshua to enter the promised land God had set aside for His people.