CONQUER JERICHO

Proverbs 6: 2

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

 

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I am glad that we will be delving into this subject next week also. There is so much more that can be said about bringing down the walls of our Jericho. Jericho stood between the Children of Israel and the promises of GOD fulfilled in their lives. Jericho had been given into their hand by GOD; all they had to do is follow His instructions and the city was theirs.

Joshua was a devoted servant of the Living GOD, and he spoke the words that the LORD gave Him to speak. He spoke the promise of GOD to the people and led them according to the words from GOD. Joshua cautioned the people to be silent while walking around the walls of Jericho for 6 days, because grumbling and complaining would weaken their faith. They were to stay focused on the fact that GOD is faithful, therefore, they must have faith in GOD.

 

We can learn from this that our words can lead us into captivity by first ensnaring us in the net of negativity. Negativity weaves a tight pattern of doubt and unbelief that can lead us into walking away from the promises of GOD. Having walked away from GOD, we are taken captive by the enemy of our soul and are in deep peril. 8 of the 10 spies sent to evaluate the land of Canaan came back with a negative report; only 2 said, if GOD says it is ours we can take it. Those two men we Joshua and Caleb. Their words were full of faith in GOD; the other 8 were filled with doubt and fear.

 

We are defeated when we use our mouth to speak against the promises of GOD. We can be liberated by our words of honor, praise and thanksgiving for the victory that is ours in the LORD. The choice is ours; we can be trapped in the snare or dance freely in the promises of GOD.

 

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