Don't stop at Day 3

 For a few days I have been thinking about the walls of Jericho. This morning I read about it.

Here's the message that I came away with:

Read Joshua 6:1-5

 Now Jericho [a fortified city with high walls] was tightly closed because [of the people’s fear] of the sons of Israel; no one went out or came in. The Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the mighty warriors.  Now you shall march around the city, all the men of war circling the city once. You shall do this [once each day] for six days. Also, seven priests shall carry seven trumpets [made] of rams’ horns ahead of the ark; then on the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. When they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall cry out with a great shout (battle cry); and the wall of the city will fall down in its place, and the people shall go up, each man [going] straight ahead [climbing over the rubble].”

So far I see in verse 1 that the people of Jericho were afraid of the Israelites. The city of Jericho was tightly closed. They were on high alert because of God's people.

Secondly, I see that the Lord had told Joshua “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the mighty warriors....

That was a promise from God Himself that obviously Joshua was taking seriously.

The next verses give the instruction from the Lord on how they were to proceed to be able to overtake Jericho. In a certain figuration, they were to march around Jericho one time each day for six days and on the seventh day they were to march around seven times. When the people heard the sound of the trumpet on the seventh trip around, they were to shout the battle cry and the walls would fall down and the Israelites were to go straight ahead and take over Jericho.

As we read ahead from verse six on, we see that the Israelites followed those instructions exactly, the walls fell and the Israelites overtook Jericho.

The promise was clear....I have given Jericho to you with it's kings (leaders) and the mighty warriors (those who do the work).

The instructions of how to proceed were also very clear....

My question is....after marching around the walls of Jericho following God's instructions once on day one, did anything look different? How about after marching around it once again on day two? Anything different after day three! Day four! Day five? How about on Day six? Nothing looked different after doing what God had instructed for six days, right???

Sadly, many Christians don't pursue to the completion of God's instructions until the walls of the enemy come down. Because they don't see anything happening with their physical eyes they  quit "marching" confidently in response to God's Word and they do not obtain the victory and overtake the enemy.

Do not stop at Day 3!!! Even when you don't see anything changing at Day 6, do not stop. Even at the sixth trip around those walls on the seventh day of marching. Do not stop!!!! You Do Not Stop until those walls come down.

This is applicable in our lives in every way regardless which Promise of God we have, healing, provision, protection, deliverance.....regardless, what the battle is about. It is particularly relevant today in the political realm. We must not stop praying until we have obtained the victory. I still hear the sound of the abundance of rain. Keep praying, keep declaring the Word of God. Keep expecting, Don't crumble now. 

Notice Verse 1: BECAUSE of God's people, the enemy was afraid!!!! Is the enemy afraid of God's people today??????

Philippians 1:28 says:

in no way be alarmed by your opponents-- which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that too, from God.