Shout for the LORD...

by Rebekah Johnson

"...Shout, for the LORD has given you the city." - Joshua 6:16b

This whole story is AMAZING. I can't help but notice the confidence Joshua projects in this statement. I mean really, he tells them to simply shout because the LORD has given them the city. That's IT!

I don't know about you, but if I was in Joshua's shoes and God had told me how Jericho was going to go down, I'm not sure I would have been able to believe without reservations. We're talking about Jericho, God.... JERICHO. Are you SURE that walking around the walls and shouting is going to be enough? We're scared of Jericho. Terrified!

Joshua knew his God well, intimately. He knew he could trust the One who had created it all, had led them out of captivity, and had never failed them yet. Jericho was nothing but another proof, another opportunity for God's glory to shine.

Our God is BIG. The obstacles we are facing are not too big or too small for Him to have the victory.