Shoutin Time!
September 11, 2025
Scripture Of The Day
Give a loud shout; then the wall....will collapse. (Joshua 6:5)
By Cheryl Henderson (excerpts from Jentezen Franklin)
Are you fighting a battle you're afraid you won't win? You won't, if you're depending on yourself. Today God is saying to you: "Don't be afraid...for the battle is not yours but God's. And God has never lost a battle!
Listen to what God told Joshua, “I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men." (Joshua 6:2) Note, God didn't say, "I will deliver or I might deliver." No, He said, "I have delivered Jericho into your hands!" Israel already had the victory. Now they were being called to act on it and take possession. But the question remained, how?
Joshua told the Israelites, "When you hear....the trumpets...give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and you will go...straight in" (Joshua 6:5 NIV). Nobody in their right mind would expect a shout, no matter how loud, to bring down the walls of a city. But this was no ordinary shout-- it was a shout of faith based on a guarantee God had made to them. Even though victory looked impossible at this point, when Israel shouted, God responded by bringing down the walls and opening the door to the Promised Land.
When you are facing overwhelming odds, the last thing you feel like doing is shouting, right? But here's why you need to do it regardless: 1) The shout of praise precedes victory. 2) It puts your faith "on record." 3) It confuses the enemy. 4) Obedience, even when you don't understand, always brings results. So shout today--for the victory is yours!!