The Battle Plan

Published March 4, 2026

Joshua 6

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 | Archie Engledow

What’s your battle plan? In Joshua 6, we see one of the greatest battles ever fought—yet God’s strategy made no sense by human standards. Joshua followed a plan given directly by the Lord, trusting by faith that victory was already secured (Joshua 6:2–5). In the same way, God has given us a battle plan: believe in Him and His Son, trust and obey His ways, abide in Him daily, and make disciples (John 14; Proverbs 3:5–6; John 15; Matthew 28:19–20).

For many years, I struggled to trust God’s plan.

I had my own plan. I was prideful, sought my worth in others, and lived in bondage to sin. I fought a losing battle for years until the pain of my sin finally outweighed the satisfaction it gave me. When I truly surrendered and trusted God’s ways, He healed and freed me. That freedom didn’t come from the absence of battle, but from relying on Christ in the middle of it.

The battle had already been won—I just needed to trust the One who won it (John 16:33).

God required Israel to completely destroy Jericho because every level of that city was corrupted by evil. God dealt with sin fully so it would not contaminate His people (Deuteronomy 18:9–14). In the same way, when God takes residence in us, there is no room for sin to remain. We are called to put to death what belongs to our old nature and live holy lives set apart for Him (Romans 12:1–2; Colossians 3:1–17; 1 Peter 1:14–15).

I don’t know what your Jericho is, but I do know this: if you trust God’s battle plan, there can be victory. God’s plan is not just about salvation from judgment—it is about freedom in life.

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