It appears that Joshua's visit from the angel of the Lord was shorter then some of his other appearances. Joahua 5:13-16 doesn't give us much information about why he had appeared to Joshua. We do know that Joshua was close to Jericho when he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him. He asked the man if he was for them or their enemies. The angel said, "Neither, but of the captain of the Lord's army, I have come." Joshua fell to the ground worshiping him. And then he asked, "What message does my Lord have for his servant? And just as he had told Moses in Exodus 3, he said to Joshua, "Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground. "
Imagine standing in the presence of the almighty God. This being that is more then just a being. He has to ability to change into whatever he wants to be, when he wants to and where he wants to. Imagine falling on our face in worship of him.
There are plenty of skeptics about God. And there have been since practically the beginning of time. He is not a fairy tale. He was not made up in the imagination of some distant non-believer trying to turn people away from the truth.
The sad thing for those people is that if they don't get their hearts right, there will come a time that they too will fall to the ground on their faces. They will not be able to deny him any longer. The angel of the Lord, the burning bush, the pillar of cloud, and whatever other form he might be or ever be, will be acknowledged by all. And for many who didn't believe or didn't accept him, it will be too late.
He said in Exodus 3:14 "I Am that I Am."
We don't have all the answers as to why he appeared to people in the forms he did. For now, we don't have to know. Maybe someday we will. But for now, we know that he is God, the Great I Am.
September 5, 2019 Promise: Surely your goodness and mercy shall follow me and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6
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