It Doesn't Have To Make Sense

Title: It Does Not Have to Make Sense: Obedience Over Understanding Summary: What happens when God's instructions make absolutely no sense to us? In this message, we dive into one of the most dramatic and counterintuitive stories in all of Scripture, the fall of Jericho in Joshua chapter 6. Joshua stood before an impenetrable city with over 600,000 soldiers at his back, and God's battle plan was not weapons, siege towers, or military strategy. It was walking, worship, and the sound of trumpets. The central lesson is both simple and profound: obedience does not require our understanding. God's ways, as described in Isaiah 55, are immeasurably higher than our own, and the gap between His knowledge and ours is not a reason for frustration but an invitation to trust. We are challenged to ask ourselves an honest question: when did something making sense to us become a requirement before we would follow God? Faith, by its very nature, moves before the evidence arrives. The walls of Jericho did not crack on day one, two, or even six. Yet Joshua kept marching. This message reminds us that the things in our lives that feel most stuck, most immovable, most impossible, may be only one day of obedience away from crumbling. Subscribe to get the latest videos and songs: https://www.youtube.com/@theriver.worship For More Information About The River, Visit: LinkTree: http://www.linktr.ee/theriver.worship Website: http://www.theriverworship.ca Giving: http://www.theriverworship.ca/give Merch: http://www.therivershop.ca Connect with us on Socials: Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/theriver.worship Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/theriver.worship TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@theriverworship Threads | https://www.threads.net/@theriver.worship Youtube: youtube.com/@theriver.worship Listen to our music, podcast, and sermons: Amazon Music | https://shorturl.at/jovwK Apple Music | https://shorturl.at/dLWZ4 Spotify Music | https://shorturl.at/fuCT8 YouTube Music | https://shorturl.at/hisJL Spotify Setlists | https://shorturl.at/aqrJQ Spotify Podcast | https://shorturl.at/jnzLW