Now comes the crunch. Remember in one of our studies we mentioned faith and pleasing God. Well here we are at the crossroad of pleasing God. Joshua stands and puts his faith into action and decides that he is going to be a God-pleaser. Picture yourself in front of the friends and people that you grew up with.
Next words are even worse.
This big God who is splatting everybody who opposes His will and purpose suddenly causes everything to freeze where it is at to allow His people to gain victory. The awesome power at His command, yet in His gentleness He holds the very universe from exploding as the very atoms would have nothing holding them if they stood still. So much care for His people that as the battle wages on, not one soul is lost that can possibly, even remotely come to a saving knowledge of Him who is the power to save to the uttermost. Is that encouragement or not. Take heart people that when God is on the enemies case that they had better move.