Joshua 6:1-5  Now the gates of Jericho were tightly shut because the people were afraid of the Israelites. No one was allowed to go out or in. But the Lord said to Joshua, “I have given you Jericho, its king, and all its strong warriors. You and your fighting men should march around the town once a day for six days. Seven priests will walk ahead of the Ark, each carrying a ram’s horn. On the seventh day you are to march around the town seven times, with the priests blowing the horns. When you hear the priests give one long blast on the rams’ horns, have all the people shout as loud as they can. Then the walls of the town will collapse, and the people can charge straight into the town.” (NLT)

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God’s will done God’s way in God’s timing produces God’s results. 

Sometimes, God’s instructions sound funny to us. 

Sometimes, we wonder if God really knows what he is doing. We might even think we know a better way. 

“March around the city,” he said. 

“March around the city every day,” he said.

“March around the city once every day,” he said.

“March around the city once every day for six days,” he said.

“March around the city once every day for six days with seven priests walking ahead of the Ark, each one carrying a ram’s horn,” he said.

“March around the city seven times on the seventh day with the seven priests walking ahead of the Ark, each one blowing a ram’s horn,” he said.

“Ludicrous,” some thought. 

“Asinine,” thought others.

“Crazy,” said the naysayers.

What did God’s will done in God’s way in God’s timing produce?

Sweet victory! 

You may have sung a song that says, “All fall down.” Guess where that idea came from?

Ever wondered why football teams have marching bands? They’re trying to replicate the results of Wall Fall. 

What is God asking you to do today? Does it sound crazy? Is it so crazy it just might work? 

Walt Disney would tell his team his big ideas. He knew they weren’t great ideas unless people told him they were impossible. 

God makes walls fall. God makes marching bands as victorious as warriors. 

God wins. 

Get on the winning team. Do what he says, how he says to do it, and when he says to do it. 

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I will march to the beat of God’s drum.

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Our Father, I want to do your will your way in your timing. I want your results. Empower me for today’s march. Keep me in step with you. Amen.