Smart Bargain
"So they answered Joshua and said, “Because your servants were clearly told that the Lord your God commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were very much afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing." (Joshua 9:24 NKJV) Life is consistently good only to those who are willing to surrender to the will of the Maker of life. Unlike many other nations who played strong, the Gibeonites preferred to play smart. Every man is entitled to his desires, but the acknowledgment of the supremacy of God's will is the antidote against frustration in life. How blissful would our world, nations, organizations, and families be, if the will of God can supersede personal interests? Smart bargain is actually not a show of weakness, but the exchange of personal strength with divine strength.