Biblical Principles Daily Devotionals Day 125

Why I Believe What I Believe

Day 125

Biblical principle - Absolute truth from God’s Word:

Sometimes the world will gather together to fight against God’s people. We need to be aware of the battle that comes straight at us from the world. The world thinks it can defeat God.

Joshua 9:1-2, And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; ²That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

Other times the world will gather to disguise themselves to infiltrate God’s people. The world thinks it can trick God.

Joshua 9:3-10, And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, ⁴They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; ⁵And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy. ⁶And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us. ⁷And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you? ⁸And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye? ⁹And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, ¹⁰And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.

Prepare for the fight against the attacks of the world. Most of all be aware of the world in your wall illustrated with the walls of Jericho humanly impossible to conquer.

Practical - Works that apply Biblical principle:

We need to watch out for the world attacking the truth. However, we are becoming ineffective in attacking the world because we were not looking out for the false teachers inside our own walls. We let ones in under false pretenses. The church needs to get a hold of the Lord in dealing with those we bring in.

2 Peter 2:1, But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.