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Marching Around Jericho

 

Joshua 6:3 - And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus, shalt thou do six days. 

 

God told Moses to part the Red Sea. God told Gideon to defeat a large army with 300 soldiers. Jesus told Peter to walk on the water. Jesus told His disciples to feed thousands with one little boy’s lunch. Jesus told a blind man to go wash the mud off his eyes to regain his sight. Jesus told a paralyzed man to stand up and walk home.

God has commanded some impossible sounding directions to people, but maybe none as impossible sounding as those told to Joshua: march around Jericho with the Ark of the Covenant once a day for six days. On the seventh day march around Jericho seven times. Blow the trumpets and shout, and the walls will come tumbling down. Thinking about that, it must have sounded like madness to Joshua, but there is no indication that he hesitated at all. He did exactly as God had directed and the walls fell, and Jericho was captured. 

God may ask you to do something that sounds impossible, forgive an enemy, give to an ungrateful person, or serve at an inconvenient time. Just remember when Jesus is Lord of your life, that carries the expectation of obedience.

 

From – Walking with God by David Jeremiah