8月2日
标 题：把他们交付你的手里
经 节：耶和华对约书亚说：“不要怕他们；因为我已将他们交在你手里，他们无一人能在你面前站立得住。”（约书亚记十章8节）
再也没有比确定自己行在神的旨意中，更让基督徒放心、有自信的了。神不会命令你去做一件事，却不保证你能成功。神向约书亚保证，当他与迦南人争战时，没有什么可惧的。神允许以色列人打这些战役，在他们拾起武器之前，早已决定战役的胜负了。在他们打仗时，这一点的保证，带给他们何等的自信！虽然他们的敌人毫不留情地攻击，约书亚的军队早已胜券在握。
神并没有保证你所计划的每一件事，都能够得到胜利，但是，祂曾经应许你，只要你顺服祂的旨意，你必定成功（申命记廿八：7、25）。
是否有人妨碍你顺服神的旨意？要安息，要确信神不会允许任何人事物，阻挠祂儿女完成祂的计划。要谨慎，要以神的方式来评估胜利。当你陷入困境，神要做的也许就是赐下平安在你的心中。当你被人苛待，神要做的也许就是创建你一颗饶恕的心。也许祂现在正要除去你生命中的罪恶。如果你以世人成功的标准来评估自己，你会觉得挫败。倘若你看的，是神要借着当前的处境完成什么事，你会发现神是成功的。如果你确定自己行在神的旨意中，而你正面对高涨的反对势力，要有信心，神必完成祂手上的工。
Delivered into Your Hand
And the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have
delivered them into your hand; not a man of them shall stand before you.”
(Joshua 10:8)
No greater confidence will ever come to you or to any other Christian
than the confidence of knowing you are doing God’s will. God will not
commission you to do anything without ensuring your success. God assured Joshua
that there was no reason to fear as he prepared to battle the Canaanites. God
would allow the Israelites to fight the battle, but the outcome was settled
before they ever picked up their weapons. What confidence this gave them as
they fought! Even though their enemies fought relentlessly, Joshua’s army was
certain of eventual victory.
God does not promise you victory in every task you devise, but He does
promise that you will be successful whenever you follow His will (Deut. 28:7,
25). Does it appear that people are keeping you from obeying God’s will? Rest
assured that God will not allow anyone or anything to prevent His children from
accomplishing His purposes.
Be careful to evaluate success in the way that God does. Perhaps He is
working to produce His peace in your heart as you face troubling times. Perhaps
He is working to develop a forgiving spirit in you when others mistreat you.
Perhaps He is working to eliminate a particular sin in your life. If you accept
the world’s understanding of victory, you may feel defeated. If you look to see
what God is accomplishing through your situation, you will find that He is
succeeding. When you face opposition but know you are doing what God has asked,
have confidence that He will accomplish everything that He desires.
