Thursday, May 21, 2015

Great Shout!

Joshua 6:20 So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they captured the city. 
The people of Israel had come to the moment they were waiting for. God had told them Jericho must be taken as they entered the promised land: there was no bypassing it.  He promised He would give it to them, not have them build up any bragging rights.  He had given them the unique, specific instructions to follow.  They now came to the day: would they do what they were told to do? Would God do what He said He would do?  They walked the persistent walk. They sounded the trumpet. They shouted a great shout.  What was that shout? Was it a loud cry of a prayer in a Ronald Reagan voice: "Yahweh, tear down this wall!"?  Was it a yell of thanksgiving: "Hallelujah! This wall's gonna fall!"?  Was it simply a cry of faith and obedience: "Fall Wall!"  Or maybe a blend of all three?  That's a question we'll have to ask.  All three seem appropriate.  Whatever obstacle there is in the way of what God calls us to do, we need to pray and obey, calling out to God in faith, even a great shout.

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