“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1
Joshua 6 shares the miraculous story of Jericho. This massive city was the first place that the Israelites encountered on their way to the Promised Land. At this point in their journey, many of these Israelites had never even seen a city before, since they had wandered in the desert for so long. They were used to living in tents. The walls of Jericho were 60 feet high and up to 40 feet wide. In verse 3, God instructs them to march around the city and tells them that the walls of the city will fall down flat. It was a strange commandment, but God was having them make prayer circles. It didn’t matter how big the walls were; God wanted them to see He was Lord over everything.
You may face some resistance today, but God wants you to pray boldly. God likes it when you ask for seas to part and ax heads to float. Joshua prayed for the sun to stand still, and God stopped the whole universe because someone had prayed a bold prayer of faith that was connected to God’s purpose and plan.
It’s okay to recognize that you are in a hardship, but make sure you are praying prophesy over your future. “God, I know I’m sick, but you are the great Healer, and you will heal me.” “God, I know my child is rebelling against your plan for his life, but you will draw him back to you with your great love.” “God, I am persuaded that you are able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that I could ask or think, no matter how terrible the situation looks.” Pray your faith, not your fears.
Any engineer would say that it would have taken huge battering rams to knock those walls down, but God said (paraphrased), “No need for that. I have a supernatural plan, and if you will circle the situation in prayer, I myself will cause the walls to fall down.” After the seventh time of making a circle around Jericho, the walls fell flat. Your destiny may be waiting on the other side of a wall. Begin to circle your dreams in prayer today!
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