So the people shouted, and {priests} blew the trumpets; and when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight ahead, and they took the city. (Joshua 6:20)
When the nation of Israel first entered the land God had given them, they were assigned the task of conquering the city of Jericho. There were a few problems, though. A huge wall surrounded the city, the people in Jericho would fight back and the Israelites were not skilled in war, yet. God gave everyone their own job in the battle and gave the leaders some very specific directions. While God’s directions more than likely didn’t make much sense to some of the people, they had already seen God do some pretty amazing things; they knew they could trust Him. So each person did their part and God gave them the city of Jericho. It is important to mention that the only things the Israelites brought to the battle were swords, spears and horns. They didn’t have any ladders, siege towers, elephants, dynamite, bombs, tanks or bulldozers. They did have what mattered; they had the blessing of God and His promise of success if they followed His directions. By God’s power, all of the Israelites accomplished much more together than any one person could have done alone.
The church is like that, too. God has commanded us to tell the world about Him and teach people what it means to follow Him. He has given us each gifts to do His work. His plan is for us to each do our part; work as a team. God promises blessing and success when we do it His way. Everyone will accomplish much more together than any of us can do on our own.
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