Day 25 of 365
TRIUMPH
Joshua 12 recounts a list of kings that Israel has defeated. The list goes into great detail by not only giving the names of the defeated kings, but also going to great length to describe the land over which the defeated kings previously ruled. The vast size of this territory is a testament to God's ability to conquer great kings and great lands.
These victories are minor in comparison to the far greater victory won by Jesus himself. He did not simply win a battle against a pagan king, but he defeated Satan, sin and the principalities of darkness. He did not merely conquer a portion of land, but he secured his rule and reign over all the earth (Eph 1:21 - 22). While the list of kings and land in Joshua 12 may appear large and valuable to people, Jesus was not inclined to accept temporal kingdoms as his victory (Mt 4:8 - 10). By virtue of Jesus' work, he is worthy of all honor, fame and glory forever. All things, both in heaven and on earth, both temporal and cosmic, both now and forever, are placed under his kingly rule. This list of victories may be "great," but it pales in comparison to the ultimate victory of Jesus.
Jesus, I know there is no king, no kingdom, no power that you cannot topple. When I fear the things that come against me in this life, remind me of your boundless might. Amen.
Joshua 12:1-6 NASB
1 Now these are the kings of the land whom the sons of Israel defeated, and whose land they possessed beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the valley of the Arnon as far as Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah to the east: 2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, both the middle of the valley and half of Gilead, even as far as the brook Jabbok, the border of the sons of Ammon; 3 and the Arabah as far as the Sea of Chinneroth toward the east, and as far as the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward toward Beth-jeshimoth, and on the south, at the foot of the slopes of Pisgah; 4 and the territory of Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of Rephaim, who lived at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 5and ruled over Mount Hermon and Salecah and all Bashan, as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half of Gilead, as far as the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. 6 Moses the servant of the L ord and the sons of Israel defeated them; and Moses the servant of the L ord gave it to the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh as a possession.
Ephesians 1:21-22 NASB
21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church,
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