Ready for the Ambush

 

Behold,

you shall lie in ambush

against the city,

               behind it.

Do not go very far

      from the city,

but all of you remain ready.

...Then you shall rise up

             from the ambush

and seize the city,

for the LORD your God

will give it into your hand.

                  Joshua 8. 4, 7

(Sometimes following the LORD

means doing

     what makes no sense at all.

Are we willing to trust Him?

Or do we think our ideas

   are a lot better than God's?

We have no idea

    what we are up against,

nor His protection,

   nor how He has equipped us.

"Follow Me into this."

What is He forming in us?

         Learning to listen.)

O LORD,

Please help us to stand equipped

    and ready to respond.

You are doing a much mightier work

    than we can ever imagine.

May we follow You

   every step into this dilemma,

or even this seemingly ordinary day.

Above all things and outcomes,

   we desire to be faithful to You,

even when we don't understand,

even when we don't ever see

                the outcome.

You pour Your glory all over it.