What stood out today:
2 At that time the LORD said to Joshua, "Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites again."
3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaraloth.
7 So he raised up their sons in their place, and these were the ones Joshua circumcised. They were still uncircumcised because they had not been circumcised on the way.
9 Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." So the place has been called Gilgal to this day.
13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, "Are you for us or for our enemies?"
14 "Neither," he replied, "but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come." Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, "What message does my Lord have for his servant?"
My response: Lord Jesus, You are the ultimate promise keeper. The Covenants You make You do not forget. And you want us to remember, too. The shedding of blood for the remission of sins. The rolling away of reproach reminds me of “the third day” when you rose again and the angel rolled the stone away and sat on it. What a thrill and terror for Joshua to see the commander of the army of the Lord. I love that the commander knows whose side he is on - God’s! What a great reminder for us. You promise, You act, You shed blood, You roll away stones, You fight with Your army. You ask us to believe, receive, repent, obey and You invite/command, “Follow Me!” How very great is all of that…
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