Surrender!

I love this quote from Victory in Jesus by P.G. Mathew in reference to Joshua 5:13-15:

The man then identified himself in response to Joshua's inquiry, "Are you for us or for our enemies?"  "Neither," he replied, "but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come."  What is the significance of such an answer?  It indicates that Jesus Christ cannot be recruited.  He is God Himself.  He is Savior and Judge.  He does not answer to us; we answer to him.  We may not enlist God for our projects, but he may enlist us in his.  Yet how many people come up with their own ideas and then ask God to bless them! Let us avoid reductionism, reducing God into someone who will cooperate with our plans, someone we can control.  He is the commander, and we must surrender to him.  We may want to adjust his word, but we cannot.  This King of kings requires our complete surrender.  In this surrender lies our salvation.