"SEE! What God Has To Say"

Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel; none went out, and none came in. And the Lord said to Joshua: "See! I have given Jericho into your hand, its king, and the mighty men of valor. You shall march around the city, all you men of war"...So the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout all the country. Joshua 6:1-27

I love the story of Joshua at Jericho. I must confess it is a personal favorite. Although today I don't get to share any of those favorite little tidbits. Today I simply get to talk about this first verse and our need to "Walk By Faith Not By Sight."

It says that Jericho was securely shut up. The reason being, that they had word that the Israelites were coming and they had the time to prepare the city. It was shut up like a fortress, no one in or out and that is what Joshua saw with his eyes as they approached the city. With his ears and his heart something else was taking place. Faith, in his heart he believed the Words that God was speaking. "SEE! I have given Jericho into your hand, its king, and the mighty men of valor."

His first word to Joshua was "SEE!" What Joshua could SEE in the natural was an impossible obstacle. What he could SEE with his eyes fixed on God was a defeated city. By faith, he trusted, not in what his eyes perceived, but instead he trusted and obey every Word that God spoke to him and that securely shut up city fell.

We who call ourselves believers need to listen and obey as we deal with the obstacles in our life. We need to stop seeing the impossible obstacles and start seeing and trusting that He has the perfect plan to bring the victory!