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“Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.” This is a reminder from God on the eve of doubt. He points to the reality of Jericho’s fear, assuring His chosen leader, and preparing him for some difficult instructions. Let’s not fool ourselves; Joshua was not a spiritual superman. The coming battle plan sounded as “unconventional” to him as it does to us. It was the assurance of God that made Joshua press forward. We ought to seek the same today. While there will be moments when we think twice about the Father’s command, we must not let human understanding rule. Sometimes every piece of conventional (worldly) wisdom tells us we are fools. That is why we listen for the voice of God in the study of His word. Military experts may scoff, so-called experts will ridicule, but every man is a liar when God has spoken. Our greatest privilege is the development of our relationship with the Savior, but that is also our greatest task. In serving Him we must put His desires and thoughts far above those of our sinful world.