As Joshua, the courageous leader charged with taking the people into the promised land, was giving his final challenge before going to be with God, he reviewed all that God had done for them, and he said:
6 Therefore, be very strong to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, turning aside from it neither to the right hand nor to the left, 7 that you may not mix with these nations remaining among you or make mention of the names of their gods or swear by them or serve them or bow down to them, 8 but you shall cling to the Lord your God just as you have done to this day. 9 For the Lord has driven out before you great and strong nations. And as for you, no man has been able to stand before you to this day. 10 One man of you puts to flight a thousand, since it is the Lord your God who fights for you, just as he promised you.
Israel was almost always outnumbered, but God almost always gave the victory. What were the exceptions? When they disobeyed God's word; when they loved false gods instead of Him; when they tried to do things their own way, in their own strength, on their own schedule. In the middle of this passage Joshua puts it visually: but you shall cling to the Lord your God just as you have done to this day. Cling to God; cherish Him; love Him like a newlywed does a spouse. Then you will continue to see God give you the victory.
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