The Perfect Plan

 DEVOTION

TO HEBREWS

THE PERFECT PLAN

Heb 11:30

30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.

NIV

Once again, a monumental event gets one line, yet it is still in the hall of faith. What can we learn from these walls of Jericho? Why was that so important the author needed to include it as a matter of faith. Would it not be more like a matter of obedience? We need to include the next verse about Rahab because she lived in Jericho.

Heb 11:31

31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.  

NIV

She had welcomed and hid the two spies Joshua had sent in to find out about the army within Jericho. However, the Commander of the Lord’s Army gave Joshua all the instructions for overtaking the city. Just march around it once for six days, and on the seventh day march around it seven times, and when the priests blow their seven ram horns, have the whole of Israel shout and the walls come tumbling down. The lesson we learn from this story and why it is in the hall of faith is that Joshua followed the commands of the Lord. Surely, we can recount many times we have faced obstacles in our lives. Life just does not always roll smoothly along with everything simply falling perfectly in place. Various times throughout life we find ourselves facing some sort of situation that is not in the plan we laid out. What matters is how we overcome those obstacles we face, of whatever nature they might be. If we attempt to win against them with our own ideas and strength we could advance a bit in our struggle, but unless we consult with the Commander of the Lord’s army, who of course, would be our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, we are not going to see those walls fall down. However, when we do ask Jesus how we are going to make it through the struggle we face, the answer may simply be to stand still, stand firm, take our stand, and watch Jesus overcome, or get the exact plan of attack, the perfect instructions, the perfect plan for our lives, which in all cases would include being a person of faith, trusting our Lord has everything in hand and the battle is his, and if we stand still, at least in our hearts, that is still our hearts, just as the Psalmist stated, “ Be still and know I am the Lord”, we will see the deliverance of the Lord. We might have to shout or blow the horn of a ram or march around a bit, although we are not sure how that would look today, the point is that we need to follow the direction of the Lord to the letter. We are to be the people of the Lord, and thus we are to live as people of the Lord, living by faith in the Lord rather than in ourselves. He always has a perfect plan for us, we only need to listen and follow. He is the light onto our feet and a lamp onto our path. He will make a way through any obstacle we encounter, with his perfect plan.