Joshua's Keys To Leadership (part 2)

Joshua chapter 2 Joshua sent out two spies on a mission. First thought: Joshua wasn't sending them someplace he had never been. He was leading from an understanding of what he was asking of them. Simple application: don't ask the people to pray more, to give more, to sacrifice more, to be involved more-if you are not doing the same things. Second thought: the mission-Joshua said, "Go look over the land, especially Jericho." The "especially Jericho" part stands out to me and makes me ask why? What is so important about Jericho? It was a fortified city with a water source, simply-it was the best of the area. Which means it would be the most difficult to capture, yet contain the biggest rewards when it was captured. Simple application: we can't be afraid to seek out the difficult situations or dreams, because they often contain the biggest payoff.