Joshua 6:9
And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, "Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout."
KEEP SILENCE
Joshua commanded the people to keep silence. Why did he do this? Because, murmuring, grumbling, complaining and questioning the leader was know to be a problem with the Children of Israel. In the wilderness, they complained as they walked, following the anointed leader of the people. They wished that they were back in Egypt; they wanted more water; they wanted bread; they wanted meat; they crumbled and gossiped; complained and questioned the sanity of the leadership, because they were miserable. So, Joshua commanded them to keep silence.
We need to understand that the way of the LORD will be unique for us; designed by GOD just for our situation. No one else will understand why we are doing what we are doing when we are obedient to GOD. The only word that should proceed out of our mouth is praise to the LORD for all that He has done, is doing and will do. Grumbling and complaining makes you miserable and makes the people around you miserable. Grumbling and complaining; murmuring and questioning plant the seeds of doubt and those seeds will grow in negative soil. Instead, plant the seeds of faith in GOD; you and others will grow strong in the LORD as you walk out your salvation with fear and trembling.
REMEMBER, GOD IS FAITHFUL
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