By Faith The Walls of Jericho Fell down

                By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days - Hebrews 11:30.

            The first obstacle the Israelites faced after crossing the Jordan river was Jericho. Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in - Joshua 6:1. God told Joshua that He had delivered Jericho into his hands and provided him the plan for taking Jericho. And the Lord said to Joshua: “See! I have given Jericho into your hand, its king, and the mighty men of valor” - Joshua 6:2.

              The people marched silently around the city with only the priests blowing trumpets for six days, as instructed by God. On the seventh day, trumpets were sounded by the priests and the people shouted. the walls of the city were brought down and the Israelites captured the city. So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat. Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city - Joshua 6:20.

                    By faith and obedience, the children of Israel conquered Jericho. The walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days by faith. For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also - James 2:26. God will break all the obstacles in our life. Let us receive all that God has in store for us by obeying God with faith.                                               

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for breaking all our obstacles in our life and giving us victory. Help us to obey Your word and follow Your plans with faith. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

In The Last Days

 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come - Matthew 24:14.

But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! - 2 timothy 3:1-5.

knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation - 2 Peter 3:3-4.

Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour - 1 John 2:18.

He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake - 1 Peter 1:20.

And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows - Matthew 24:4-8.

The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron - 1 Timothy 4:1-2.

There would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit - Jude 18,19.

In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams - Acts 2:17.

Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen - Revelation 1:7.                                                    

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Fill us with Your grace and increase our ability to discern everything in these last days. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

God Who Arms Us With Strength

                     It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect - Psalm 18:32.

The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation - Exodus 15:2.

Look to the Lord and His strength; seek His face always - 1 Chronicles 16:11.

The Lord gives strength to His people; the Lord blesses His people with peace - Psalm 29:11.

Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you - Deuteronomy 31:6.

In the day when I cried out, You answered me, And made me bold with strength in my soul - Psalm 138:3.

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand - Isaiah 41:10.

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go - Joshua 1:9.

But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth - 2 Timothy 4:17.

If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen - 1 Peter 4:11.

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak - Isaiah 40:29.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me - Philippians 4:13.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power - Ephesians 6:10.   

                                     

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are our strength. We thank You for strengthening us. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Grow in The Grace And Knowledge of Christ

               Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ - 2 Peter 3:18.

                    It is very important for us to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ so that we become more like Him. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord - 2 Corinthians 3:18. Out of the fullness of God, we receive grace for grace. And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace - John 1:6.

                We can never grow in the knowledge of Christ unless we grow in virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and love. But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ - 2 Peter 1:5-8.

                  God’s grace and peace is multiplied in us as we grow in the knowledge of God. Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him - 2 Peter1:2,3. God's divine power will give us all things that pertain to life and godliness through His knowledge. The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him - Ephesians 1:17. May God enable us to continue to grow in His grace and knowledge.                                           

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Enable us to grow more in Your grace and knowledge. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Spiritual Weapons

 The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds - 2 Corinthians 10:4.

               The enemy is always in the battle to steal, kill and destroy the life that God has for us. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh - 2 Corinthians 10:3. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places - Ephesians 6:12. God has given us Spiritual weapons to fight the Spiritual battle.

Word of God

God’s word is living and powerful. For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart - Hebrews 4:12. Jesus overcame the temptations of Satan in the wilderness, by applying God’s word. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God - Ephesians 6:12.

Name of God

The name of the Lord is a powerful weapon. The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe - Proverbs 18:10.

Praise

Praise is a powerful weapon to fight against enemy. And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me; and I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord - Psalm 27:6. I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth - Psalm 34:1.

Prayer

Prayer is the most effective weapon to defeat enemies. Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know - Jeremiah 33:3.

Blood of the lamb & word of testimony

We can overcome the enemy the blood of the lamb and the word of testimony. They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death - Revelation 12:11.

Faith

The shield of faith protects us from the flaming darts of our enemy. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one - Hebrews 6:16. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days - Hebrews 11:30.                                                     

PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for the powerful spiritual weapons You have given us to fight against our enemies. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Inquiring of The Lord

One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple - Psalm 27:4. 

                   David always inquired the Lord and waited for Him to answer to know His will. So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” And the Lord said to David, “Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand” - 2 Samuel 5:19. He was a man after God’s own heart as he always inquired the Lord to know and do His will. I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will - Acts 13:22.

                Rebekah went to inquire the Lord about the children in her womb. But the children struggled together within her; and she said, “If all is well, why am I like this?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.  And the Lord said to her: “Two nations are in your womb, Two peoples shall be separated from your body; One people shall be stronger than the other, And the older shall serve the younger” - Genesis 25:22,23.

                 Inquiring of the Lord enables us to identify God's will and plan for our lives. Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left - Isaiah 30:21. God will guide us, instruct us and teach us His will when we inquire Him. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye - Psalm 32:8.

                                           

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us always inquire You about our life and understand Your will. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

The Lord Will Fight For You

                         The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still - Exodus 14:14.

             Our Lord is with us as a mighty warrior. The Lord is with me like a mighty warrior - Jeremiah 20:11. The Lord is a man of war; The Lord is His name - Exodus 15:3. He fights for us against our enemies. For the Lord your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you - Deuteronomy 20:4. Do not be afraid nor be dismayed because of this great multitude for the battle is not yours but God’s. 2 Chronicles 20:15. If God is for us, who can be against us?” - Romans 8:31.

                The Lord fought for Israelites and saved them out of the hands of Egyptians at the Red sea. Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again” - Exodus 14:13. Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." Psalm 46:10.

                The Lord will fight for us and we need to be only still. Let us be still and see the salvation of God. We will never again see the enemies who are fighting with us now. All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all - Isaiah 41:11,12. He makes wars cease to the end of the earth - Isaiah 46:9.                                               

            

PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are a Mighty Warrior. Help us to be still as You will fight for us against our enemies and give us victory . In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.