The Ultimate Fighter

[13] When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” [14] And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the LORD. Now I have come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” [15] And the commander of the LORD's army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
(Joshua 5:13-15 ESV)

I apologize today for the amount of reading in today’s blog. There is a lot to cover in a few short verses. First off if you didn’t know Jesus appears frequently in the Old Testament and Joshua 5 is one of them. Secondly and most importantly the Jesus most people picture in their mind is not the real Jesus. Jesus is not the sissy wearing a dress, with long flowing hair and a glow about him. He is not a metro sexual. Jesus is really a man’s man and would be a great spokesman for any manly product. Jesus is the ultimate fighter. The Jesus in Joshua 5 has sword draw. Then there is the Jesus in Revelation 19:

¹⁴ The armies of heaven, dressed in the finest of pure white linen, followed him on white horses. ¹⁵ From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He will release the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a winepress. ¹⁶ On his robe at his thigh^[a] was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all lords.

That’s my Jesus. That's who's team I want to be on. That’s my king, the guy I follow.  

Below is a link that explains these verses in great detail.
http://bible.org/article/captain-lord%E2%80%99s-army-joshua-513-15

Here is the conclusion form this link:

In this passage, Joshua had an encounter with the living Logos, the very revelation of God. It was an encounter that lifted a great burden from his shoulders. The experience mentioned previously of Dr. Scofield illustrates the same truth through this very passage. May we all see how this illustrates how much we each need to be in the Word with a listening ear so God can teach us the things we need to hear.

Joshua, standing and perhaps also walking about the city of Jericho studying what lay before him and weighed down with the burden of his responsibility, is so very much like us today! We see the things we believe God has called us to do, but we are so prone to activity and running ahead more than we are to worship and inquiry from the Lord. Is our lifestyle such that it sends us out into battle mindful of the Lord and who He is to our every move, mindful of those principles of His Word that must guide our every thought and step and fortify us with the comfort of God?

May we, as we look over the battles or tasks that lie before us, look up and see the Commander of the Lord of hosts and remove our sandals.