Break-Through

Jericho had great strong walls and all the gates were rigidly shut for fear of the children of Israel, Inside were mighty men of valour. The very sight of the high strong. walls would have frightened anyone. but such was not the case with Israelites. The Lord had promised them that He had already given Jericho into their hands along with all inhabitants (Josh. 6:2). So even before they came in ' the vicinity of Jericho they were already. under the strong confidence that the victory belonged to them. The king of Jericho and his mighty men point to the devil and his angels. We have to fight against evil powers (Eph. 6:12). But our Lord Jesus Christ has already defeated Satan and has put him to shame (Col. 2:15). He won that victory on our behalf. So by faith we too can claim His victory over every attack of the evil one.

God could have destroyed Jericho by using His angels, had He wished so. But He wanted the Israelites to be His co-workers. To become His co-workers, We _ néed to have strong faith. For that reason the Israelites had to believe in the promises of God and they had to obey His commands without any doubt or question. If I the:Lord desired, the Israelites could have gone round / the city of Jericho just once and the walls would have fallen down. But we see they had to go round the city. thirteen times. Every time they went round, their faith was strengthened more and more. They were instructed not to pay any attention to any people who might have been watching them from the top of the wall. Perhaps these people were also laughing and mocking at them. On the other hand through the blowing of the trumpets, the children of {Israel were rejoicing in the victory from the Lord.;

Their eyes were drawn away from the city and Its inhabitants and were fixed only on the Lord. It I was only by this strong active faith in the words of the Lord and implicit obedience to His commands that they could enter into the promised land and possess it. a