Sun Stand Still

Sun stand Still, Seems impossible, huh? Well it happened once, can it happen again?

We have been reading in the book of Joshua with our kids. Last night we read chapter 10. It is one of my favorite chapters in The Bible, simply because it shows just how much God cares about what we need! Joshua needed a big thing to happen to win the battle he was fighting. He basically needed time to stand still.

Joshua 12-13 The day God gave the Amorites up to Israel, Joshua spoke to God, with all Israel listening: “Stop, Sun, over Gibeon; Halt, Moon, over Aijalon Valley.” And Sun stopped, Moon stood stock still Until he defeated his enemies. (You can find this written in the Book of Jashar.) The sun stopped in its tracks in mid sky; just sat there all day.

God heard Joshua and that day provided for him exactly what he needed and when he needed it.

Our kids decided to use their logical minds to think through how making the sun stand still could happen. Talking through how impossible something like that would be. Yeah, in our human thinking it is impossible, but with God nothing is impossible.

We wake up everyday wondering how we are going to get to the next step in what we are doing. Wondering how we are going to make it happen. One of the hardest things for us as humans to grasp and remember is that WE can't do it. WE need help! Our human brains think that if we can't do it, then it can't be done. In this chapter in Joshua we see that if we put our trust in God and if we believe he is on our side and has our best interest at heart, the impossible can happen!

It has seemed lately that this is a sinking ship, there are days I sit around and feel sorry for myself waiting for the final blow to send us to the bottom.  After we were done reading last night we talked about the command God gave Joshua after taking over as leader of the Isrealites.

Joshua 1:
6 “Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them. 7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the instructions Moses gave you. Do not deviate from them, turning either to the right or to the left. Then you will be successful in everything you do. 8 Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. 9 This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

”What about you? Is there something going on in your life where you need a "Sun stand still" moment. You know God can make that happen?

Our new family motto:be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”