DCLM Daily Manna 31 October 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The Captain Of The Lord’s Host
TOPIC: The Captain Of The Lord’s Host (DCLM Daily Manna 31 October 2024)
KEY VERSE: “And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?” – Joshua 5:14
TEXT: Joshua 5:13-15 (KJV)
13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant?
15 And the captain of the Lord’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
MESSAGE:
A teenager, truly converted and zealous for the Lord, was in his small room one afternoon with his wooden door only a slit open when something like a human head was peeping at him through the nearly totally shut door. Surprised, he dropped the tract in his hand and watched closely. He saw a being enter his room. It became obvious it was not actually a human being because it was wearing no clothes and unnaturally yellowish in colour.
Despite these manifestations, the young man remained undaunted, watching the strange figure until it slowly sat on the only chair in the room. Then the young man shouted, “Jesus!” Immediately, at the mention of that name, the evil personality disappeared. It was much later that a voodoo priest came to confess that his demon could not execute its assignment to kill the young man because there were two angels guiding him.
In our passage, Joshua was by Jericho, just before embarking on the great Jericho march, when God appeared to him as a man of war. Christ came as Captain to review the troops, animate them, and give the necessary orders for the besieging of Jericho. The sword in His hand denotes how ready He is to defend and save His people.
No doubt, Christ is the Captain of our salvation (Hebrews 2:10) and Commander to His people. We are assured of victory through His presence and assistance. However, Joshua remained ignorant of the presence of the Lord until “he lifted his eyes and looked”. Therefore, you need to ‘lift up your spiritual eyes’ of faith to focus on the Lord. Besides, with Christ, the Captain of the Lord’s host, you will never lose any battle.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Jesus, our Captain, never loses any battle.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Proverbs 30-31
Deeper Life Daily Manna was written by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
