Joshua 10:40-43 Life of Victory!

 40So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills,g and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded. 41Joshua conquered the area from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and the whole region of Goshen as far as Gibeon.

42And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign. 43Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.

“It is eternally true that the land of full blessing is a land of intensive warfare.” (Redpath)

“God’s desire is that we should enjoy the same life of victory. But we all... are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” (Guzik)

2Co 3:18 NKJV - 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

The Lord God of Israel fought for Israel: “This was obviously the most important factor. This illustrates the key aspect in our battle against our own spiritual enemies. We can only win as we see the LORD fighting on our behalf. He provides the victory and we walk in it.”

“To be disappointed in yourself is to have trusted in yourself. It shows that we tried to fight the battle with our own resources, not trusting in the LORD’s victory.” (Guzik)

You can’t fight a battle until you recognize the enemy that’s trying to destroy you! 

Ephesians 6: 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

If we could win a war against the spiritual forces of evil, Jesus wouldn’t have needed to have gone to the cross!

Will you enjoy the same life of victory?

Blessings