Topic: The Walls Must Come Down
Text: Joshua 6:20
A wall is a boundary.
Not all walls are bad. Some walls signify that there are treasures within.
Revelation 21: 10-12
Walls tell you: thus far, you can come and no further.
Walls are in categories:
• Natural walls
E.g. the Red Sea.
• Inherited walls
• Manmade walls
E.g. the wall of Jericho
• Walls you erected yourself
▪︎ The red sea only became a wall when it stood in the way of Israelites.
^ It is a symbol of delay; it represents walls that allow people you have left behind to catch up with you, particularly enemies.
^ It represents walls that send you back to square one – slavery
^ It represents situations that can cause you to backslide
^ It represents walls that render your previous history useless
^ It represents walls that can ultimately lead to death.
+ Samson
▪︎ The wall of Jericho represents a wall that:
^ Defies God’s promise in your life.
^ Says you’re so near yet so far
▪︎ There are certain walls that you create yourself; walls you carry everywhere:
1. Laziness. Proverbs 22:29, 2 Kings 13:14
2. Pride. James 4:6
Psalm 73:6
Proverbs 16:18, 29:23
3. The wall of anger
Psalm 37: 8-9, Proverbs 14:17, Ecclesiastes 7:9
+ Moses. Numbers 20: 1-12
4. The wall of unbelief
Mark 9:23
The wall that has been standing between many of us and our miracles is unbelief. Hebrews 11:6
5. The wall of doubt.
This is the twin of unbelief. Mark 11:23, James 1: 5-8
☆ It is one thing for the wall to fall; it is another thing for it to remain down.
6. The wall of doubt.
Isaiah 59: 1-2
You can’t get all these walls down by yourself. You need the help of the Most High God.
Salvation Call
If you haven’t given your life to Jesus, ask the Lord to have mercy on you, forgive your sins, wash you clean, and save your soul. Promise Him that you’ll serve Him for the rest of your life.
