The Spirit of God inspired Joshua's prayer, that evidence might again be given of the power of Israel's God. Hence the request did not show presumption on the part of the great leader. Joshua had received the promise that God would surely overthrow these enemies of Israel, yet he put forth as earnest effort as though success depended upon the armies of Israel alone. He did all that human energy could do, and then he cried in faith for divine aid. The secret of success is the union of divine power with human effort. Those who achieve the greatest results are those who rely most implicitly upon the Almighty Arm. The man who commanded, "Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon," is the man who for hours lay prostrate upon the earth in prayer in the camp of Gilgal. The men of prayer are the men of power.

Det var Guds Ånd, der tilskyndende Josua til at bede om, at Israels Gud atter ville vise sin magt. Derfor var bønnen ikke et udslag af formastelse hos den store leder. Det var blevet lovet Josua, at Gud ville besejre Israels fjender, men til trods herfor gjorde han sig de største anstrengelser, som om sejren beroede på Israels hære alene. Han gjorde alt, hvad der var menneskeligt muligt, og så bad han i tro om Guds hjælp. Hemmeligheden ved et godt resultat er en forening af Guds kraft og menneskenes egen indsats. De største resultater bliver nået af de mennesker, der stoler mest ubetinget på den Almægtiges arm. Den mand, der bød: "Sol, stat stille i Gibeon, og måne i Ajjalons dal!" lå i timevis på jorden i lejren i Gilgal og bad. Bønnens mænd er kraftens mænd.