Reading: Joshua 6
“You shall not shout or let your voice be heard, nor shall
you utter a word, until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout!”
Joshua 6:10
Israel trusted God and they crossed the Jordan safely. But
now they had to face the formidable Jericho city and its valiant warriors.
Perhaps their own warriors were ready at adrenalin high confidence and anxious
to prove themselves in battle—show they would be loyal to whatever task God set
before them.
Walk around Jericho for six days. Blow the trumpets. Be
silent. When told to shout on the 7th day—shout. Even the smallest
children would not recognize these instructions as a military maneuver.
“For My thought are
not your thoughts and my ways, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the
Lord. Isaiah 55:8
The Lord placed before then a seemingly impossible assignment
with no recognizable weapons or tactics to work with. A plan of attack with no
precedent and later no replicated version. Something like Jesus’ healings and teachings. As well as the
Biblically recorded miracles of the Holy Spirit. Unique—unexpected—deliberate—victorious whether the battle
be spiritually unseen or physically tangible.
“Not by might, nor by
power, but by My Spirit’, says the Lord of hosts.” Zechariah 4:6
Concrete proof of God’s ongoing provision. His way. His power.
His promises.
Lord, by Your word, in Your time, by Your plans, comes
salvation to Your people. Help us to accept and follow Your methods regardless
of our confusion. Everyplace is always Your land, Your hope, and Your Presence
as the way.
Psalm of Worship: Psalm 126: 5-6
“May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy.
Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy, carrying their sheaves.”
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