Ever had one of those days

The question, "Have you ever had one of those days," can carry with it a negative connotation. Often, we will ask that question when we have had "one of those days', when it seemed that it couldn't get worse only to see that we were mistaken. However, it can also be good.

The children of Israel were fighting the Amorites in Joshua, chapter 10. They were avenging themselves for mistreatment they had suffered. Yet, when they had the Amorites on the ropes, the day was about to end. It would be hard for the battle to continue during the night. The Amorites might regroup and have a better battle plan, if given a night to think about it. So, Joshua prayed, and GOD listened.

Verse 13b of Joshua 10, NIV, reads, "...The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day." Joshua had prayed for more daylight, and GOD made time stop. It wasn't like the northern lights; no, time stood still and it stayed daylight, allowing the children of Israel to accomplish their task.

Today's word, though, is Joshua 10:14, KJV, which reads, "And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel."

There had never been a day like this before when time stood still; there has never been a day like that since. More important, is that the LORD listened to Joshua's prayer and answered it in such a powerful and magnificent way. I would like to think that Joshua and the children of Israel were bolstered by the way GOD responded to Joshua's prayer. I bet they even asked, "Have you ever had one of those days?"

Be Blessed,
Mickey T