The Alpha of Fame

UV 3028/10000 The Alpha of Fame
So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country
Joshua 6 v 27

Human beings through history have been seeking fame as it extends their influence and is a source of power. People go to ridiculous extent to try to become famous as can be seen by some of the records claimed by Guinness record holders. But such fame is short lived and futile. But when the Lord is with a person as He was with Joshua, his or her fame spreads through the whole land. The uni-verse above states that since the Lord was with Joshua, his fame spread throughout the region. His leadership and his power was derived from his devotion to the Lord. His exploits of conquering Jericho and how he dealt with Ai spread either terror, awe or admiration for him. The Lord promises to make the name of His children or His servants great and fulfils it in amazing ways. As one recent hit song says, “ I am famous in my Father’s eyes.” We need not seek the approval of men or popularity or fame but only seek to please the Lord in all our ways.

The Lord was with Joshua in everything that he undertook and granted him extraordinary victories against 31 kings that occupied the promised land. Likewise, He promises to be with us and give us extraordinary victories in our struggles in life. We only need to surrender ourselves, our wills, our plans, our desires and hopes into His mighty hands. We are to point to Him as the Author of all our victories once we win and not appropriate the credit or glory to ourselves.

The Lord will use us to bring down many Jerichos or strongholds of the spiritual realm. Like He did with Joseph, the son of Jacob, He will prosper us wherever we are for where we go, He goes with us. At the appropriate time or the time set by the Lord, the mightiest man of the land of Egypt heard of the name of the unknown prisoner in his jail who could deliver Egypt from mass starvation and devastation. Joseph interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh and earned the favour of the mightiest man of the land. He was soon after raised to be the right hand or the most influential person next to Pharaoh in that foreign land. If we let God use our content, He will create the context to use it for His glory, the extension of faith on earth.