When Joshua, saw the Man in front of him with a sword drawn. He asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” Jesus said, “Neither I am the Captain of the Lord’s hosts”.  In other words, Jesus said “I am the Boss and the only battles I will fight, are the ones I pick.  What matters is not if He is on our side but that we are on His side and in His battle.  The disciples were safe in the boat during the storm, not because the Lord was in their boat but because they were in the Lord’s boat; it was commissioned by Jesus. We win spiritual battles because He is in the fight and He is recognised as Captain of the army. 

“And the Captain of the Lord’s Hosts said to Joshua, Take your shoe off your foot, for the place on which you stand is holy. And Joshua did so”. Jos 5:15.  It was holy because the Lord was there but this was also the place where Joshua faced his next fight.  Wherever God is, is holy, but also it’s holy because the place of your current battle is holy ground.  Not the worship service or the prayer closet alone but the place of your struggle or challenge. The fight you face to get to a place in God that you desire, or for a walk you don’t yet enjoy.

Friend, your place of struggle for victory is holy and set apart for God. God is interested in your fight, your struggle or your weaknesses and He will meet you there. Your fight for purity or power is all holy! In that place, the powerful work of Christ’s blood is magnified.  It becomes a temple, a place of visitation and revelation – where you meet the Man and go away empowered by God. So lift up your eyes today, in the midst of your struggle. He is there. It is His fight too.