The Walls of Jericho are Coming Down!
Have you ever had barriers in your life?
In a sense the walls of Jericho symbolize for us today, walls and barriers to the promises of God. We read the story of Joshua leading the people of Israel into the Promised Land in the first few chapters of the book of Joshua. Watch below as Pete Brookshaw preaches a timely message to Salvos 3064 (Craigieburn), about the walls of Jericho coming down!
I hope the Lord inspires you and gets you fired up as you watch this message!
Let me highlight some things for you about the walls of Jericho and this story in Joshua.
Before the people of God entered the Promised Land and with a loud shout brought down the walls of Jericho, something significant happened.
Joshua 3:5 says, that the Lord challenged the people to consecrate themselves. What does consecrate mean? Consecrate means, to make holy. To consecrate yourself therefore, is to make yourself holy before God.
God wanted a consecrated people, a people willing to be devoted to him. God even required the Israelites to be circumcised before they were to take Jericho.
What do you need to consecrate in your life? Without holiness, it's impossible to see God.
Now, after the circumcision and the challenge to be holy, the people began to walk around the walls of Jericho. They walked around the walls of Jericho six times on the first six days. Then on the seventh day, they walked around the walls of Jericho seven times. So a total of thirteen times, they circled the walls of Jericho!
As recorded in Joshua 6:1-5, they gave a loud SHOUT, and the walls of Jericho came down!
In the message given above, the congregation spends a few moments, symbolically breaking down some walls.
We chose to pray that God would break down the barriers that hinder people becoming followers of Jesus, also, barriers to people regularly being healed, and the barriers of religiosity.
What are walls you need to break down, by the strength of God?
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Have you ever had barriers in your life?
In a sense the walls of Jericho symbolize for us today, walls and barriers to the promises of God. We read the story of Joshua leading the people of Israel into the Promised Land in the first few chapters of the book of Joshua. Watch below as Pete Brookshaw preaches a timely message to Salvos 3064 (Craigieburn), about the walls of Jericho coming down!
I hope the Lord inspires you and gets you fired up as you watch this message!
Let me highlight some things for you about the walls of Jericho and this story in Joshua.
Before the people of God entered the Promised Land and with a loud shout brought down the walls of Jericho, something significant happened.
Joshua 3:5 says, that the Lord challenged the people to consecrate themselves. What does consecrate mean? Consecrate means, to make holy. To consecrate yourself therefore, is to make yourself holy before God.
God wanted a consecrated people, a people willing to be devoted to him. God even required the Israelites to be circumcised before they were to take Jericho.
What do you need to consecrate in your life? Without holiness, it's impossible to see God.
Now, after the circumcision and the challenge to be holy, the people began to walk around the walls of Jericho. They walked around the walls of Jericho six times on the first six days. Then on the seventh day, they walked around the walls of Jericho seven times. So a total of thirteen times, they circled the walls of Jericho!
As recorded in Joshua 6:1-5, they gave a loud SHOUT, and the walls of Jericho came down!
In the message given above, the congregation spends a few moments, symbolically breaking down some walls.
We chose to pray that God would break down the barriers that hinder people becoming followers of Jesus, also, barriers to people regularly being healed, and the barriers of religiosity.
What are walls you need to break down, by the strength of God?
*****
Receive Pete's Blog Posts via email (below):
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