Saturday, June 20, 2015
A Strange Plan!
Joshua 6:14-16, 20 (NASB)
14 Thus the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp; they did so for six days.
15 Then on the seventh day they rose early at the dawning of the day and marched around the city in the same manner seven times; only on that day they marched around the city seven times.
16 At the seventh time, when the priest blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout! For the LORD has given you the city.
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20 So the people shouted, and priest blew the trumpets; and when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight ahead, and they took the city.
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The 13th time! That is when it happened. The battle plan God gave Joshua for capturing Jericho was very unique! Rather illogical as far as battles go! God said to march around the city once a day for 6 days, and 7 times on the 7th day. Only on the 7th time were the people to make a sound. For 7 days the people marched around the city.
I got to thinking! What if they had quit after 6 times on the 7th day? Surely they were tired by then. And nothing was happening! But God had said to go a 7th time and then to shout! A shout of victory! And then it happened! The walls of the city fell down flat and the people were able to go in and take the town.
=== The point? How many times do we stop short of claiming the victory God has promised. He tells us to proceed in some way that seems strange, and we decide we have a better way! God does sometimes give us some strange plans! If we are to experience the victory He wants, we just have to follow His plans. If we stop short, we lose!
---- Whats happening in your life? Has God given you some direction that seems strange? We probably will never need to capture a city, but there are obstacles that God will give us victory over, if we just keep up in His direction!
DON'T GROW WEARY OF DOING GOOD! (2 Thessalonians 3:13)
14 Thus the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp; they did so for six days.
15 Then on the seventh day they rose early at the dawning of the day and marched around the city in the same manner seven times; only on that day they marched around the city seven times.
16 At the seventh time, when the priest blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout! For the LORD has given you the city.
...
20 So the people shouted, and priest blew the trumpets; and when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight ahead, and they took the city.
+++++++++++++++++
The 13th time! That is when it happened. The battle plan God gave Joshua for capturing Jericho was very unique! Rather illogical as far as battles go! God said to march around the city once a day for 6 days, and 7 times on the 7th day. Only on the 7th time were the people to make a sound. For 7 days the people marched around the city.
I got to thinking! What if they had quit after 6 times on the 7th day? Surely they were tired by then. And nothing was happening! But God had said to go a 7th time and then to shout! A shout of victory! And then it happened! The walls of the city fell down flat and the people were able to go in and take the town.
=== The point? How many times do we stop short of claiming the victory God has promised. He tells us to proceed in some way that seems strange, and we decide we have a better way! God does sometimes give us some strange plans! If we are to experience the victory He wants, we just have to follow His plans. If we stop short, we lose!
---- Whats happening in your life? Has God given you some direction that seems strange? We probably will never need to capture a city, but there are obstacles that God will give us victory over, if we just keep up in His direction!
DON'T GROW WEARY OF DOING GOOD! (2 Thessalonians 3:13)
// posted by Pastor Fred @ 9:58 AM 
