Put Your Foot Down

Reverend Mays draws from Joshua chapter 10, recounting how Gibeon allied with Israel, causing five Amorite kings to attack. He emphasizes that when believers choose God's side, all hell may rise, but all heaven comes to aid. The sermon focuses on God's command through Joshua for the captains to put their feet on the necks of these defeated kings. Reverend Mays explains this as an idiom of asserting firm authority, declaring it is time for believers to put their foot down on the devil's neck. He addresses those feeling oppressed, depressed, or under spiritual attack, urging them to change positions from being under circumstance to being on top. The five kings represent any problem—financial, marital, addiction, sickness, or depression. While Christ has already defeated Satan spiritually, believers must personally manifest that victory by taking action, using the weapons of God's word, name, blood, and Spirit. Reverend Mays stresses the need to bring hidden sins out of the cave, identify them honestly, and hate them with a holy hatred before they can be destroyed. He notes Joshua did not put his own foot on the kings but let the captains do it, signifying that victory belongs to every believer. After putting their feet on the necks, Joshua killed the kings and hanged them publicly, sending a message to both God's people and the enemy that the foe has no more power. The spiritual purpose is to call believers to stop tolerating spiritual bondage, actively use their God-given authority, and remind the devil of Christ's finished work, resulting in supernatural deliverance and testimony.