March

I’m interested in reading again and commenting on the story of the walls of Jericho in the Old Testament.  What an incredible act of obedience.

Joshua 6 says,

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.

Here the story begins. 

There was no way anyone was entering or exiting Jericho.  However, the Lord gave Joshua explicit instructions on how to penetrate this impossible situation, and experience victory.

It began with a directive to march.  All the way around the city with armed men.  For six days. 

Does that sound like a plan of warfare? Not at all.

God’s directives aren’t like the directives we expect to hear or obey.  They require faith that what he says to do will bring about His expected end – victory.

Are you in the middle of impossibility?  Pray and ask God to give you directions and obey – whatever he says to do – even if it starts with just a march.