Episode 253: Lessons I Learnt From The Kids’ Church

Joshua 5-6 I was part of the kids team on Sunday and what we focused on was the story of Joshua and the wall of Jericho. It was so much fun. We watched the story of how God spoke to Joshua telling him that He has given the the city of Jericho to him and the people of Isreal. God then instructed Joshua to gather all his soldiers and march around the city. They were to circle the city once, for six days. As they march around the city walls, seven priests carrying seven ram’s horn trumpets in front of the Chest should be with them, On the seventh day, they were instructed to march around the city seven times, while the priests blew away on the trumpets and long blast on the ram’s horn. As soon as Joshua and his soldiers hear the sound, they were to shout at the top of their lungs and city wall will collapse at once so they can gain access to their exploits. ‭‭Joshua‬ ‭6:2-5‬ ‭MSG‬‬ The funnier part was this - we did a pretend Jericho walls with Lego blocks and we (all the team and children) marched around the ‘pretend walls’. As we reached the 5-6th round, which was the sixth day, I was feeling tired! And I thought to my self, Joshua and his soldiers including the priests must have done a great job- walking around a whole city which must be several miles. They might be tired. But they held on and fully obeyed God’s instruction with the help of Joshua their leader. Eventually, the unthinkable happened! The wall of Jericho came crumbling down! The following are lessons re-learnt God’s instruction are not always comfortable. The actions will always rock our boats. God is committed to lead us step by step. He gradually stretches us so we can have all-round stamina (spirit, soul, body) for where He wants us to be. For instance, in the case of the wall of Jericho, they walked round the city only once in a day, gradually building up stamina and momentum. The seventh day, although might be demanding however it could not have been daunting for them.