Joshua 6
Today's Scripture

God's ways certainly are not our ways. Most of us probably would not have guessed the way to overtake a city was to march around it for seven days, and on the seventh day, to march around it seven times, shout, and watch the walls come tumbling down. And would we have heeded the call to destroy every living thing--man or woman, young or old--human or animal?

But God didn't want the Israelites to be tainted by any of the sinful ways of the people of Jericho. He wanted them to trust him and follow his ways--even if it didn't seem to make sense. He rescued Rahab and her family because of her faithfulness to God and her protection of the Israelite spies.

When we don't understand God's methods, we need to trust in his love for us. A popular song says, "when you can't see his hand, trust his heart." God loves us even more than we can understand. He sees the big picture--we only see what's right in front of us, which may be fuzzy or cloudy. The Father knows best.
- posted by Suzi @ 4:38 PM