From Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley, as far as Gilead, there was not a city too high for us. The LORD our God gave all into our hands.
Deuteronomy 2:36
The children of Israel went into battle. The Lord their God did all their fighting. The people armed for conquest. The Lord brought the victory. The Israelites went up against fortress cities. The power of God demolished the walls. God told them to take their possession. The people obeyed.
God handed over houses they did not build, cities they did not plan, and farms they did not plant. Obedience in faith yielded the blessing of a new home in the land that God had promised Abram would be the home of his swarming descendants! God is faithful to those who will trust in Him.
The city walls were true fortresses, high and strong and built to defend. But this did not stop God from giving them over to Israel. The Canaanites were many, and lots of them were equally imposing as those city walls… giants to the men of Israel. But this also could not keep God from blessing the obedience of His people. When God wants something, it will happen, and no person, no power, no nation, no matter how mighty in earthly power will be able to stand against it.
What does God want now? The same God Who helped Israel conquer Canaan wants the world to know His Son. He asks me, in faith, to trust Him, obey the call to make Jesus known, and see the world changed and overtaken by His grace. No wall can stand forever against my God. And Christians must take courage… God still brings down walls so that His power will be known.
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