The Power of Silence!!! As we go into the 6th chapter of the Book of Joshua, I feel the need to point out how powerful silence can be. Under the command of the LORD, as Joshua and the Israelites encompassed the walls of Jericho, they spoke not a word. What I want to point out right from the start is that in their silence, victory in God was assured. Meditate on this scripture: “For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body” (James 3: 2, KJV). When you can control your tongue, your whole body follows suit. Obedience to this one spiritual command ensured that they would not be ensnared by the words of their mouths. “Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. Even so the t...
We Are at War with a Sworn Enemy!!! Hear the Word of the LORD: “Wisdom shouts in the street, She raises her voice in the markets; She calls out at the head of the noisy streets [where large crowds gather]; At the entrance of the city gates she speaks her words: ‘How long, O naive ones [you who are easily misled], will you love being simple-minded and undiscerning? How long will scoffers [who ridicule and deride] delight in scoffing, how long will fools [who obstinately mock truth] hate knowledge?’ “If you will turn and pay attention to my rebuke, behold, I [Wisdom] will pour out my Spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. Because I called and you refused [to answer], I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer]; And you treated all my counsel as nothing and would not accept my reprimand, I also will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when your dread and panic come, when your dread and panic come like a storm, and your disaster comes like a whirlwi...