Joshua 6:2-5
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. Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams' horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in."
God always has His own thoughts. Marching around the city for six days while remaining silent represents the oppression and bondage that the people of God suffered in the past. The Bible clearly tells us that after Adam and Eve sinned, the world has been ruled over by the curse of sin. That's why Psalm 90 says: "All our days pass away under your wrath... we finish our years with a moan... yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away."
We seem to be completely helpless when it comes to the routines of life and endless demands and burdens on us. That's how the Israelites circled around the city - It happened day after day in silence. We thank God, however, that on the seventh day God made way for them. Seven is a perfect number in the Bible, for it represents the work of God; it is a number of completeness, meaning the work of God has completed. In the New Testament, all of God's work has been completed in Jesus Christ, and the grace of salvation that Jesus granted us has overcome the authority of devil. Therefore, on the seventh day, God commanded the Israelites: "Have the whole army give a loud shout." The loud shout here is not just randomly making noise, but it's to shout praises to God and to proclaim that the wall will collapse. When they shouted in praise and proclamation, the wall which was sturdy started shaking!
If we want to find a way out of the pressure from work that is routine and helpless, we must begin with praise and proclamation. We cannot appreciate the authority of God unless we proclaim by faith. Even though we might feel entrapped in all areas of life, if we do not proclaim God's authority in each and every area in our life, we will not be able to experience how real God is and His presence with us. May the Lord help us to depend on Christ's name and the Holy Spirit each and every day, to praise and proclaim so that we may be freed from any kind of oppression and bondage!
Lord, please take control of all aspects of our life. No matter if we are at home or in our office, we proclaim that the Lord will rule over each area of our life. In the victorious name of Jesus I rebuke all the work of the enemy, and we ask that the Lord will take leadership in our life! I thank you and I pray in the victorious name of Jesus, amen!
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