Blog Post 18// Walls Can Still Fall

Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.” Joshua 6:1-5

It is really easy today to sit back and be gloomy about our world.

“Going to hell in a handbasket.”
”We are a lost cause.”
"Jesus, come soon!”

We are so concerned with what we see in front of us and not concerned enough with the unseen. At least, I am. God is always doing something behind the scenes; my job is to come alongside His will, His purposes, and His ways.

Often I am more occupied with the signs of the times rather than with the one in whose hands all the times and seasons are.

I think Jericho serves as a reminder that if physical fortified walls can crumble in an instant, then the walls of the human heart can fall as well—IF I would humble myself and pray, and turn from my selfish, indifferent, opinionated ways.

THEN God will heal our land.

Satan is trying to lull a generation of Christians into believing that even God can’t heal this land. He is sneaking in to try and rob us of our resolve and poke holes in our faith. He is trying to steal our weapons—or at least get us to doubt the power of them.

But the weapons of this battle are not physical or carnal but are mighty in God to the pulling down of strongholds.

Look at the strategy of Joshua and God’s people:
We will circle the promises of God.
We will meditate on them day and night.
We will sound the horns of worship.
And we will do it over and over again.

Let’s not act like we need something or someone more than we need the power and presence of God in our nation.

Let’s be passionate about prayer!
Let’s meditate on and declare God’s promises.
Let’s never be out-worshipped or outwitted—

Circling our situations.
Crying out for our families and neighborhoods.
Touching the heart of God.

Here’s an important question:

What is happening to my character as I look at the culture crumble?

Am I content with being quiet?
Do I glorify the size of problems?
Have I become the cynic?

I don’t have control over other people. But I have control over the person I’m becoming during all we face.

I’m a follower of Jesus—led by the captain of the Lord’s army.

His sword is drawn and ready for battle.

I want to charge the enemy with him.