Joshua 8:14-17 Ambush

 14Now it happened, when the king of Ai saw it, that the men of the city hurried and rose early and went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at an appointed place before the plain. But he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city. 15And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness. 16So all the people who were in Ai were called together to pursue them. And they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city. 17There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel. So they left the city open and pursued Israel.

Ambush

“The men of Ai tried the exact same strategy against Israel as before. Generally, Satan will stick with a strategy against us until it doesn’t work anymore.” (Guzik)

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

John 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.

The devil waits to ambush you through your weaknesses, he uses wiles and lies to get you to sin and fall from grace to dishonor God. 

Your job if you choose to accept it is to figure out the pattern of the devils ambush so the strategy against you doesn’t work anymore!

How will the devil attempt to ambush you today?

Blessings