July 4th

Joshua 6     Isaiah 66     Psalms 135-136     (Click on the Reference to go to the passage)

Our God is greater, our God is stronger. Even thick stone walls can crumble!
Round and round they marched, look out your window, and imagine a large group marching round and round your house, solemnly, silently day after day. Imagine hearing the trumpets sound and seeing the Ark of the Covenant carried around. Finally on the seventh day, they encircled seven times, blew the trumpets and SHOUTED – and the thick strong stone walls crumbled instantly –amazing!
God is in charge. God is the commander. Israel simply followed his clear commands. Everything inside is destroyed except Rahab, the prostitute, of Josh 2:1, and her family. God keeps his promise to her, made by the two spies, to protect her. Jericho is still in ruins today, it has never been rebuilt, (Joshua 6: 26).

In Psalm 135:5 we sing, I know that the Lord is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods.
Remember the chorus we sing at church, why not sing it out loud?
Our God is greater
Our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is healer
Awesome in power our God our God

Yet this great strong powerful God , who can destroy Jericho’s walls is the same one in Isaiah 66:12 who dandles or bounces us like children on their mother’s knees and comforts us like a mother cuddles her child. Praise God!
Why not memorise this verse today?
Psalm 136:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.  His love endures for ever.

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