In this sermon God Is With You In Your Battle, But As Leader, we read about Joshua. Joshua was surveying the enemy territory of Jericho before a battle he knew would have to occur. Israel had spent forty years after leaving Egypt in the wilderness. They were ready to enter Canaan where God promised to give them a land of their own. In that land were many enemies God said would have to be driven out. Jericho was the first obstacle in the land to deal with. They had never fought a city like this before. God never leaves us at these moments to fend for ourselves. We face battles of everyday life and immediately think we have to deal with them in our own power. We think forces are rallied against us and we have to deal with them. However, this is not the way we should actually react as Christians. If we can learn this lesson, our battles with Satan, the world and temptation will be far more easily dealt with God's way. Joshua was not supposed to look at God and realize that God will join his army and be on his side. The army is not Joshua's. It is God's. God does not come to join you. God is in control, not us. The battle is therefore not Joshua's. It is God's battle because God is King.