060516 | Take The Position | Allen Hickman

Life is not as easy as “they” say it is.  However, it can be if we understand a few things about our position in Christ.  Joshua knew that in order for him and the children of Israel to take the city of Jericho, which was one of the mightiest city in the world at that time, they were going to have to be in the right position.  There are few lessons we can learn from this biblical example.  Joshua asked the wrong question when the angel of the Lord appeared to him.  It is not our efforts that will win the day.  We must depend on and trust in what God’s plans are.  If we are going to be able to do that we must lay down our pride.  
There are three positions we must take in order to be victorious and live that way our whole life.  First we must take the position of recognition.  We must recognized whose battle is it in the first place.  God is not on our side but we must be on His side.  Second, we must take the position of reception.  We must be ready to receive from God the good and the tough things.  He has a plan and it’s way better than anything we can conjure up.  And lastly, we must take the position of resolution.   We must resolve ourselves to the truth that no matter what God ask the answer is yes.  We must learn to stand on and live by His Word.  When we take the right position then and only then will God give us the instructions that we need.