What if the enemy we’ve feared is really afraid of us?  Can that possibly be true?  If so, we have shrunk back needlessly from taking risks for fear of reprisal.  How sad if, in eternity, we regret not advancing, remembering that we retreated instead.

To highlight this truth, consider this story in the book of Joshua.  The very people the Israelites feared (and were supposed to defeat so that they could claim the Promised Land) were actually terrified of the Israelites. Yet, the Israelites wandered around for 40 years, afraid of them.  The Canaanites were giants and the visuals evoked terror.  

Rahab, a prostitute who lived in Jericho (the Promised Land), shared this with the spies she hid in her house.  

“I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that your terror has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.  As soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted, and neither did there remain any more courage in any man because of you.  Joshua 2:9 & 11

Rehab referred to ‘these things’ – the stories the people of Jericho had heard that made their hearts melt.  Like the story of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea or the battles they had won that defied mathematics.  The giants understood that the God of Israel was no match for them but God’s children forgot history.

We must remember three words: 1. Tremble, 2. Flee, and 3. Overcome. The inspired word of God tells us that Satan trembles when the Word is spoken. He flees when we resist him.  And finally, he is overcome when we give our testimony and speak of the blood of the Lamb.  

The LORD is the stronghold of my life– of whom shall I be afraid? When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident. Psalm 27:1

What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?  Romans 8:31

To God be the glory!