The Sun Stood Still

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Hello, my friend… so glad you're with me today. This is By God's Call — day 66, The Sun Stood Still.

"And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day." Joshua 10:13.

Stop and think about the sheer size of what's written here. This isn't a healing. It isn't financial provision. It isn't parting a sea. It's the sun — the clock of the universe, the very thing governing seasons, days, nights, the whole rhythm of life on this planet — stopping in its tracks at the command of a man in battle.

And notice who asked for this. God didn't hand this to Joshua as a freebie. Joshua asked for it. He was in the middle of the fight, needing more light, more time, to finish what God had already started doing on his behalf. And he had the audacity to ask for something no human being had ever asked for before: that the sun itself stop in the sky.

That confronts me. How often do I stop myself from asking God for something simply because it seems too big? Joshua didn't measure the size of his request by the size of his own faith — he measured it by the size of the God he knew. And that God made the sun. That God made the moon. If He made those things out of nothing, why wouldn't they obey His will when He chose to use them to finish a work He had already begun?

And look at the word the text uses: "until." The sun stopped until the victory was complete. Not one minute more, not one minute less. God stretched time exactly as far as the work required — no more, no less. That teaches me something about how God operates: He doesn't perform miracles for spectacle. He performs miracles with precision, in the exact measure the need demands.

And the text even cites an outside source — the Book of Jashar — as a witness. God didn't hide this miracle in a corner, hoping no one would check. He left it recorded, cross-referenced, for anyone who wanted to investigate. Truth is not afraid of scrutiny.

But what moves me most about this chapter is a line that comes right after: there was never a day like it before or since, when the LORD so directly answered the voice of a man. Think about that. Of all the miracles recorded in Scripture, this one was unique — because it was born from a man who dared to ask for something enormous and trusted that the God he served was big enough to grant it.

So today, I want to ask you: is there something you've been avoiding asking God for because it seems too big? Maybe it's a healing that looks impossible. Maybe it's a restoration that feels too far gone. Maybe it's simply more time, more strength, more clarity to finish something God already started in your life. Pray about it today. Ask out loud. And then hand the outcome over to Him — because the same God who made the sun stand still knows exactly what to do with your request.

Stay close to God. Pray — then act. I'll see you tomorrow, my friend.