Slack Not Thy Hand From Thy Servants

Jos 10:6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.

As I read throughthis chapter I noticed a lot of conquering going on, not to mention the the miracle of the Sun and Moon holding place as Joshua petitioned God. What really brought me back was the fact that in the very beginning we see those Gibeonites about to have a mighty enemy come up against them. As in yesterdays post I mentioned that they probably wore off some of their false religion onto the Israelites, however I also do believe after they lived amongst them for a while some of them had to come to the knowledge of Jehovah God. I believe these are the ones who knew where to turn to for help, Joshua and the God he served. If the children of Israel could march through the land, then surely the Gibeonites could trust in Israels God. You see they really didn't understand in the beginning who the Israelites God was, it took a crises to bring them towards Him. It goes the same in some peoples lives today, they reject the Lord Jesus Christ and His finished work on the cross up until a point of where they are in trouble then they come running towards Him, only to get out of that one little situation most of the time. I would pray rather that they would accept the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour, and have Him to be in their lives leading them. A lot of times we are put into the situation like Joshua and the Israelites, there are those that take advantage of us, revile us, and down right persecute us. As with Joshua we must stand strong, he could have just let those Gibeonites die right then and there friend and not even have to worry about them anymore, just let them be wiped out from his presence and he wouldn't be held accountable because he didn't break his promise. Ah, but not so, this is not the way to deal with those that don't know the Lord God. 2Pe 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. ...remember that verse? Instead Joshua remembered his promise that he had made, and even though it was for their safety from the hands of the Israelite's, what a shame it would've been for Joshua to not show mercy and help another in need, and assist with delivering them from the hands of their enemies.What if we were in that same situation today, watching as one of our enemies were about to be bullied upon and trod down in our presence, and they asked for help? Would we show compassion and assist them, or would we join the rank and file and destroy them because of the things that they done to us, or said to us? Friend let their blood not be on our hands, but stand ready to assist them, as you just may win over one for the Lord! Joshua was encouraged..And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee. So we too can stand strong in the presence of those that need help, we can stand ready with an answer for eternity, of the grace and mercy of God in heaven, and give them the glorious gospel message that Jesus saves. Let us be a help to those that know no better, let our witness in character stand strong in the face of opposition, and let us fight the good fight of faith. Until tomorrow may God bless.