Joshua meets a man with his sword drawn and asks, “Are you for us or for our enemies.” Will you try to help us? Or are you another formidable obstacle we will have to overcome?

The answer he receives is a surprising relief: “No! I am the commander of the army of the Lord. I have come.”

Exhale! Now I can breathe again. All my fears, all my attempts at formulating a plan of attack, can end. I am not alone! I am not in charge of my destiny and my people’s destiny. I stand before the Lord of Heaven and Earth. I can worship… I can sing and shout. I can march with the throng of the people of God and see the salvation of the Lord.