GodChicks

• Holly Wagner
• Aug 30, 2011
• Category: General
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I think God puts us in situations where we come face to face with our own inability…face to face with our need for Him.  Because it is those situations that our need for Him becomes clear…it is in those situations that His name is exalted…and not our own abilities.

As Joshua entered the Promise Land, I would imagine he was just a bit nervous by the combat ahead of him, and was waiting for God’s big battle plan.  Jericho was a very fortified city. But then God appears and tells Joshua, “March around the city for 6 days…Have seven priests carry trumpets..and on the seventh day march around the city 7 times with the priests blowing the trumpets…then have all the people give a big shout. Then the walls of the city will collapse and you can go right in.”

Lets be honest…this is just a bit weird…I wonder if Joshua wanted a second opinion!!

What was God doing?? He was orchestrating this so only He would get the glory. Because what you didn’t hear after the walls fell…was “Way to go Eli on the horn! Wow…Jake when you hit that high note it was powerful!”

NO…you hear each one realizing that only God could have done this!

This is how God works.

He puts his people…you and me…in positions where we are desperate for His power…and then He displays His greatness!!

Every hero of the Bible encountered fear.

And every one of them who praised their God destroyed the fear.

When they lifted their hands and voices to the great I AM.

AND every modern day hero encounters fear.

And we destroy it when we lift our voice to the King of kings.

When we praise our God, we are acknowledging his awesomeness, His majesty.

His kingdom and His cause.

We are acknowledging that He is God and we are not.

There’s a thought.

If you and I just stay faithful to the path…the life that our God has given us, then we can rest in knowing that He is on the throne.

Turning our focus to God destroys fear.

Remember the movie The Lion King?

Simba, the young cub, decided to do some exploring on his own.

He encountered those nasty hyenas that would have loved to eat him for lunch.

Simba stared them down and let out a little growl.

It was not a very intimidating one.

In fact, the hyenas just laughed.

Now Simba was afraid.

He cleared his throat and opened his mouth to roar again.

But instead of a squeaky little noise, a giant, powerful roar came out.

It actually wasn’t his roar.

It was the roar of his very strong, very magnificent father standing behind him.

His little roar got swallowed up by a bigger one.

Our fears get swallowed up by a much bigger God.