2013 The Year of Jericho Victory

Ruins of Old City Walls of Jericho


The New Year has come!

I remember when people were frightened about Y2K -- the year 2000.  Many predicted that the world would end or the computers would crash resulting in mass chaos, etc.

Then there was the Mayans of 2012 -- the world would end, because their calendar said so....

As I reflected upon this new year, I was reminded of the city of Jericho.  In the Bible this was the first city of conquest for the children of Israel, who were returning to their land after having been in Egyptian bondage for many years.

This city was a walled city - a place that no one had been able to conquer until this group of Israelites marched across the Red Sea on dry ground, and had journeyed for 40 years around and around in the desert.  All the "unbelieving and doubting" ones had died, a whole generation of them.  Now the younger generation had grown up, tired of walking in circles.  Under the leadership of the apprentice of Moses, Joshua, they now were ready to take possession of what had been promised to them by God.  But Jericho stood in the way!

God gave them HIS instructions.  March around the walled city once a day for six days.  On the seventh day they were to march around the walls seven times.  What was most unique about this battle plan -- they had to be quiet for all those trips around the walled city, until sometime during that last trip around the walls - round 13.

On the seventh day - the seventh trip around that day (the 13th total trip around), when the trumpets blasted the people were commanded to SHOUT!  When they did, the walls of the city collapsed, and the people took the city. [Look at the photo above ... the archaeological 'digs' show us the walls that fell down, never to be rebuilt again]

I heard the Lord speak to me that there are many walls that we, God's people, have been walking around .... walls of opposition ... walls of sickness ... walls of stress ... walls of lack ....walls of unemployment .... walls of financial burdens .... walls of demonic oppression ... walls of disease .... walls of lack of spiritual power.  This year 2013 --- the 13th year of this new millennium - is our year to SHOUT -- OUR YEAR TO DECREE AND DECLARE A YEAR OF VICTORY!

I believe that the walls are going to come down in 2013!

Get ready to SHOUT!  Get ready for VICTORY in 2013!

Do you believe it?