We are all guilty. We want to make a decision and make one quickly, without “asking God first.”

There is such a great story in the Bible in Joshua 9:1-14. Joshua and the people of God had won many battles and everyone feared “the God of Joshua!” And so, it came to pass that all the kings were going to fight Joshua together. But, the people of Gibeon had “the fear of God.” They knew that if they fought with Joshua, they would lose… so, they came up with a plan.

In Joshua 9:1-5 they decided to disguise themselves as people from a far country, and not from Gibeon. They wore old rotten clothes, worn sandals, and had dry moldy bread and old, dusty wine bottles, etc. They told Joshua they were from a far country and wanted to make peace with him. They knew that if Joshua made peace with them, it would be a pact, that he could not break… and here’s the sad story.

“And the men, (and Joshua), took of their victuals, and asked not counsel of the mouth of the Lord…” – Joshua 9:14. Three days later, they all realized they had been “duped!” Now, they were forced to “not kill their enemies” because of their oath.

What a sad story. What if Joshua had just said, “Let me ask God first!” This is a lesson for us. No matter how small the decision, let’s always “ask God first!” Have a great day.

Sherry