Seeking God for Direction – Day 7

Theme: Seeking God for Direction

(Based on Joshua and the Battle of Jericho)

Sunday, January 31 – Day 7

THE VOICE IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD – PRAISE & WORSHIP: Heb. 13:15,16; John 4:23; Psa. 117:1,2(NLT) – (SESSION 13)

The Bible tells us that God barred Moses from going into the Promised Land because he struck the rock at Meribah instead of speaking to it as God had commanded. Moses failed that test. God is speaking of holiness which is the same as power. Jesus makes this connection when he equates forgiveness of sin with healing (Luke 5:23). Spiritual health is on par with physical health. Moses failed to see the connection.

God was not showing His power by having water come out of the rock. He had already done that. This time, for the first time, God was educating people about the power of the tongue – the power of faith in action. Moses did not believe that words were enough. The power was not the water; the power was the power of the tongue. God was teaching that when we speak as thus saith the Lord, (just as He spoke the world into existence), miracles happen!

The Israelites were about to go into Canaan when this happened. Moses was to get them ready to use their mouth and failed. It was with their mouth that the walls of Jericho were defeated. Now that we have given our wills over to our Lord, we must praise and worship Him for the results even before we see them. The victory is already won. The walls in our lives are still standing but we now know that they will come crashing down so let our praises go up. Let us praise Him for the little things in our lives so that when the big things come, praise will be an automatic reaction. Let us worship Him for being the God who designs victories; who loves us too much to let us fail; who has the way forward perfectly crafted and who will reveal it to us as we listen to His voice. It is PRAISE & WORSHIP time – not just the singing type, but a flow from deep within.