“March To Victory”
Saturday, March 22, 2025Key Verse
And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for
Text — Joshua 6:13-16
the LORD hath given you the city.” Joshua 6:16
Message
The Christian Life is a life of warfare, but every act of obedience to Christ, every act of self-denial for His sake, every trial endured, every victory gained over temptation, is a step in the march to the final victory. This beautiful lyrics of a song in the Gospel Hymns and Songs capture what Jesus has done to secure victory for us.
“Christ, Our mighty captain, leads against the foe
We will never falter when He bids us go
Tho’ His righteous purpose we may never know
Yet we’ll follow all the way.
Forward! Forward! tis the Lord’s command
Forward! Forward! to the promise land
Forward! Forward! let the chorus ring
We are sure to win with Christ our King!”
According to our Bible passage, Joshua commanded all children of Israel to march around the wall of Jericho once every day for seven days and on the seventh day, they should march round seven times and shout and the wall of Jericho would fall down flat. They did as they were instructed and the wall of Jericho fell down flat.
Obedience brings a blessing; in order to march to victory, you have a duty to obey the word of God.
Further Reading
1 Corinthians 15:57,58
Prayer for today
Lord, with You on my side, I am sure of marching on to victory.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
