Jos 8:4,5 And he commanded them, saying: “Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready.”Then I and all the people who are with me will approach the city; and it will come about, when they come out against us as at the first, that we shall flee before them.
Jos 6,7 “For they will come out after us till we have drawn them from the city, for they will say, ‘They are fleeing before us as at the first.’ Therefore we will flee before them. “Then you shall rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
This was not the first time the Israelites were attacking AI. They had previously attempted but they miserably lost. They underestimated the power of their enemies and did not have any battle plan ( Jos 7:4-6). But this time round, they left nothing to chance . After getting the heavenly assurance that they would win the battle, they chose an army of thirty thousand , cautioned them to be on high alert, organized for an ambush and for sure, they won the battle.( Jos 8:22).
Good preparation and good planning are good recipes for success. Casual and haphazard approach to battles of destiny will not only lead to defeat but bring humiliation to the body of Christ. Success is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure (Colin Powell). We should leave nothing to chance.
Further readings:
Jdg 20:31-35
Pro 20:18
Pro 24:6
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