When You Need A Breakthrough
Author: Curtis and Tina Norton
May 14, 2019
When You Need a Breakthrough…
“So on the second day they
marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six
days.” Joshua 6:14, NIV
The plan would have sounded
crazy to anyone else. Joshua, the leader of the Israelite nation was about to
move into the Promised Land and take possession of it. This land would be his
and his descendant’s forever. There was just one problem…Jericho was a heavily
fortified city.
So what did God ask Joshua and
the Israelites to do? Did He tell them to begin making swords? Did He instruct
Joshua to start sharpening blades or training young men for war?
No, God doesn’t ask His people
to do any of those things. Instead, He issues a simple battle plan: Walk around
the city walls with trumpets playing. There’s to be no talking—not even a
whisper. On the seventh day, the army is to give a mighty shout of praise.
Joshua follows God’s orders
and on the seventh day, the walls fall. The Israelite nation enters it and
destroys everyone except for Rahab and her family.
New beginnings sometimes
require us to step out in faith. God asks us to walk in obedience and as we do,
nothing appears to change. Life seems to go on just as normal…your son is still
addicted to drugs, your spouse is still cheating, your daughter is still sick.
But don’t discount what God is
doing in your life. He can still breakthrough. What looks so impossible to you
(the sober son, the healed marriage, the healthy daughter) is no challenge for
the Almighty God.
Father, help me to walk in obedience. Others might think
I’m silly or crazy for listening to You. But I believe You’re at work here. In
the meantime, give me the grace and strength to keep waiting for this new
breakthrough. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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