Here’s what you need to know about the walls of Jericho: they were immense. They wrapped around the city like a suit of armour, forty feet above the ground. They were impenetrable. Here is what you need to know about Joshua: he didn’t bring the walls down – God did. And God will do that for you too. Your Jericho is your fear, anger, bitterness, or prejudice. It’s also your insecurity about the future; your guilt about the past; and your negativity, anxiety, and proclivity to criticise, over-analyse, or compartmentalise. Your Jericho is any circumstance, attitude, or mindset that keeps you from joy, peace, or rest. Jericho blocks your way, so its walls must fall! ‘Go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess’ (Joshua 1:11 NKJV). The verb translated as ‘possess’ means ‘to occupy by driving out previous tenants and possessing in their place’. But Satan won’t leave without a fight. He will resist. He will push back. But he will not win. Why? Because God has already declared that you are the victor. ‘The LORD said to Joshua: “See! I have given Jericho into your hand.”’ God did not say, ‘Joshua, take the city.’ God said, ‘Joshua, receive the city I have taken.’ The same can be said about you and your challenge. You may say, ‘If God has done it for me, what do I have to do?’ 1) Receive your victory by faith, just as you received your salvation. 2) Speak victory. Be sure your words line up with God’s words. 3) Walk out your victory, one day at a time.

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