You will conquer your Jericho (1&2)

MAY. 17, 2026

You will conquer your Jericho (1)

"The Lord said to Joshua: 'See! I have given Jericho into your hand.” Jos 6:2

NKJV

Here's what you need to know about the walls of Jericho: 

• They were immense. 
• They wrapped around the city like a suit of armor, forty feet above the ground. 
• They were impenetrable. 

Here is what you need to know about Joshua: He didn't bring the walls down-God did. And God will do that for you too. 

Your Jericho is your 

• fear, 
• anger, 
• bitterness, or 
• prejudice. 
• It's also your insecurity about the future; 
• your guilt about the past; 
• and your negativity, 
• anxiety, and 
• proclivity to criticize, 
• over-analyze, or 
• compartmentalize. 

Your Jericho is any circumstance, attitude, or mindset that keeps you from joy, peace, or rest. Jericho blocks your way, so its walls must fall! "Go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess" (Jos 1:11 NKJV).

The verb translated as "possess" means "to occupy by driving out previous tenants and possessing in their place." But Satan won't leave without a fight, he will resist, he will push back. But he will not win. Why? Because God has already declared that you are the victor. "The Lord said to Joshua: 'See! I have given Jericho into your hand.'" God did not say, "Joshua, take the city." God said, "Joshua, receive the city I have taken." The same can be said about you and your challenge. 

You say, "If God has done it for me, what do I have to do?" 

(1) Receive your victory by faith, just as you received your salvation. 

(2) Speak victory. Be sure your words line up with God's words. 

(3) Walk out your victory, one day at a time.

You will conquer your Jericho Speak victory.

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MAY. 18, 2026

You will conquer your Jericho (2)

"Joshua...lifted his eyes...and behold, a Man stood opposite him." Jos 5:13 NKJV

In late January 1956, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received a threatening telephone call at his house. It was not the first foreboding message he'd received. But on this night, as his children and his wife lay sleeping, the weight of the Civil Rights Movement was too heavy. He decided that the risk was too great. He began to map out an exit strategy. At midnight he bowed over the kitchen table and began to pray, "I am afraid. The people are looking to me for leadership, and if I stand before them without strength and courage, they too will falter. 

• I am at the end of my powers. 
• I have nothing left. 
• I've come to the point where I can't face it alone.
• " King described what happened next. 

"I experienced the presence of the Divine as I have never experienced Him before. 

It seemed as though I could hear the quiet assurance of an inner voice saying: 'Stand up for righteousness, stand up for truth; and God will be at your side forever!" 

When facing a daunting challenge, Dr. King shifted his focus and turned to God. The Bible says: "When Joshua was by Jericho...he lifted his eyes...and behold, a Man stood opposite him." After Joshua lifted his eyes from Jericho, a divine messenger stood before him with the solution to his problem. As long as your eyes are only on your problem, you won't see your problem solver. You must look up. "I will lift up my eyes to the hills— from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord" (Ps 121:1-2 NKJV).

You will conquer your Jericho God will be at your side forever.

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