Put Your Foot on Their Neck: Joshua 10 & 11

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Jessi Morgan delivers a bold, thought-provoking devotional that challenges our understanding of Christian meekness through the powerful imagery found in Joshua 10-11. Drawing from the biblical account where Joshua commands his military leaders to place their feet on the necks of conquered enemy kings, Jessi unveils a spiritual truth many believers struggle to embrace: sometimes faith requires us to take a stand.

The devotional begins with a vulnerable reflection on always being the one to "take the high road" – apologizing to keep peace even when we're not wrong. Morgan suggests this well-intentioned approach can enable harmful behavior and prevent necessary accountability. She skillfully weaves in her personal experience at Macy's New York, where she finally confronted a colleague who repeatedly undermined her leadership through manipulative tactics. This relatable workplace story provides a contemporary framework for understanding biblical boldness.

Whether you're struggling with toxic relationships, persistent sin, or spiritual attacks, this devotional offers biblical permission to stand firm, set boundaries, and claim the victory God has already given you. As Jessi Morgan concludes, "Put your foot on Satan's neck, put your foot on sin's neck, and put your sin on Jesus' back." Listen now and discover how godly assertiveness might be exactly what your faith journey needs.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello, hello.
You're listening to the JesseMorgan Devotions for the
Christian Heart Podcast, episode45.
This week's devotional istitled Put your Foot on their
Neck Joshua 10 and 11.
Let's go.
Hi.
I'm Jesse Morgan.
I used to just share home decorand renovation tips on social
media, but now I'm sharingsomething even closer to my

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heart my journey and love forJesus Christ, my Savior.
Welcome to the Jesse MorganDevotions for the Christian Hot
Podcast.
This is a weekly devotional.
I started back in May 2024, butthe inspiration for it came
much earlier.
It was rooted in a faithjourney that began when my
daughter was born, four monthsearly in 2023.
Through that challenging time,god worked in ways that truly

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amazed me.
On this podcast, I sharepersonal stories of faith, woven
together with scripture to showjust how incredible God's word
can be in our everyday lives.
My hope is that through thesestories, you'll be encouraged,
uplifted and reminded of God'slove and presence, no matter
what you're going through.
So I invite you to spend lessthan 15 minutes with me each

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week as we reflect on thesedevotionals together.
Let's all pray within.
Put your foot on their neck.
Key passages Joshua 10 and 11,.
Joshua 10, 8, joshua 10, 24through 25, and Matthew 21, 12
to 13.

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Episode 45.
Hey friends, welcome back tothe podcast.
Today's episode is going to bea bold one, so get ready because
we're diving into Joshua 10 and11.
And I have to warn you, asyou've already heard, and 11.

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And I have to warn you, asyou've already heard, the title
of this episode is Put your Footon their Neck.
Yeah, I know it soundsaggressive, but, trust me, this
hit me hard in scripture thisweek and I can't wait to share
how it applies to our walk withChrist.
So let's dive in Taking thehigh road, but at what cost?
Have you ever been that personwho always takes the high road,

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like you're, the one whoapologizes just to keep the
peace, even when you know you'renot in the wrong?
I know I've done that so manytimes.
I just let things get.
I just let things go because Iwant to, you know, move forward,
and for a while it seemed likethe right thing to do.
But here's what I startedrealizing as I got older when

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you're always the one takingresponsibility, it allows others
to avoid accountability.
If I'm constantly apologizingwhen I didn't do anything wrong,
what's stopping them fromcontinuing to act the way they
do and, honestly, I thinkthere's a point where God calls
us to just stop taking thingsand start standing firm in our

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faith, setting boundaries,speaking up and calling things
out for what they are.
And you know what Jesus didthis.
He was full of love, grace andcompassion, but he also knew
when to be bold.
Think about the time he flippedthe tables in Matthew 21 in the
temple.
He lost it because people wereturning his father's house into

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a marketplace.
Jesus wasn't afraid to confrontsin, and sometimes we have to
do the same.
So here's a personal lessonabout setting boundaries.
Let me take you back to when Iworked at Macy's in New York
City.
I was running that $52 millionhandbag business with nearly 100
employees under me.

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During peak seasons it wasintense.
There was a manager I workedwith.
She was in charge of theovernight shift, while I managed
the daytime operations as amerchandise manager.
From day one there was tensionbetween us.
I had been promoted into thatrole and I could tell she wasn't
happy about it.
She wanted that job.

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Now I'm all about teamwork, butthis woman she was sneaky.
One night my team couldn't finda specific bag for an online
order.
I emailed her letting her knowso she and her team could check
overnight.
The next morning she sent areply, not just to me but also
to our store manager.
She found the bag and wanted tomake sure everybody knew she

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found it, not us.
I brushed it off, I took thehigh road, whatever.
But then she did it again andagain.
One night my team stayed lateto handle some extra work and
she emailed me questioning myleadership and why I'm not
checking in on my team and whyare they working so late.

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But this time she blind copiedBCC per se, blind copied my
store manager.
She wanted to make me look bad,but she didn't want me to know
she was doing it.
That was it.
I was done.
The next morning I respondedwith facts.

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I pointed out that my team hadbeen scheduled to stay late.
I explained why and then Icalled her out, politely but
directly.
I let her know that if she hadquestions about my leadership
she could come to me firstinstead of running to our boss.
And yes, I said that in emailand our boss was cc'd.
She didn't like that.

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She confronted me about my tone.
So I brought in our operationsmanager as a neutral party and
for the first time I laid it out.
I told her that I felt sheresented me for getting the role
she wanted, but that didn'tmean I didn't deserve to be here
.
I had worked hard.

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I had experience too.
I was the number one rankedmerchandise manager and the
number two store for Macy's inMiami.
When I arrived in NYC to work inthe number one store for Macy's
, I had many years in retail andI had an eye for presentation.
I was recruited to the New Yorkflagship store and I wasn't

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about to let her undermine meand who I was anymore.
Well, she didn't have much tosay after that.
She did try to tell me that I'mbeing big headed about sharing
my.
You know who I am.
But I had to set her straightagain and share the seven times
she mentioned in email howamazing she was at her job and

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how I had opportunities in mindin front of our store manager
and key executives.
Yes, she wrote all that inemails.
I pulled up five differentemails on the spot where she
boasted about herself in a wayto put me down.
That shut her right up Now.

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Keep in mind I never attackedher skill set.
I just shared with her her badhabits and actions she took
against me.
I'm not here to tear her downor anyone her down or anyone,
just to be clear.

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And one month later sheresigned.
And let me tell you, after thatconversation, something shifted
in me.
I stopped being afraid to standmy ground.
I stopped worrying aboutwhether I'm being too aggressive
.
I had spent so much time tryingto take the high road and I
forgot it's okay to fight forwhat's right.
Now on to Joshua 10, puttingyour foot on the enemy.

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Now let's talk about thischapter, because this is where
it all comes together.
At this point in the story,Israel was at war with five
Amorite kings.
These kings formed an allianceto attack Gibeon, a group that
had made a treaty with Israel.
Remember, I talked about thatlast week in the deception

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episode.
So, anyways, the Gibeon groupwas being attacked by these five
Amorite kings because they wereangry because they made that
treaty.
So Joshua and his army steppedin to defend them.
God had already told Joshua.
In Joshua 10.8, it says theLord said to Joshua do not be
afraid of them.
I have given them into yourhand.

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Not one of them will be able towithstand you.
And sure enough, joshua and theIsraelites completely wiped out
their enemies, those five kings,all five of them ran and hid in
a cave, cowards.
They left their people toperish while they ran for the
hills, as you call it.

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They're the ones that createdthis alliance, and then they go
and run.
Really, anyways, when Joshua'smen found them, they brought
them out and Joshua didsomething so symbolic.
And let me just read theseverses to you.
It's just so powerful to me.
So Joshua, 10, 24 to 25.

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When they had brought thesekings to Joshua, he summoned all
the men of Israel and said tothe army commanders who had come
with him Come here and put yourfeet on the necks of these
kings.
So they came forward and placedtheir feet on their necks.
Joshua said to them Do not beafraid, do not be discouraged.
Be strong and courageous.

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This is what the Lord will doto all the enemies you are going
to fight.
Wow, just wow, bold huh.
Joshua told his commanders toput their feet on the necks of
these kings.
It was a physical act ofvictory, a way of showing that
God had given them completeauthority over their enemies.

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And then Joshua, you know, hekilled them.
Now, it's brutal, I know, buthere's the takeaway.
Sometimes you have to put yourfoot down.
Sometimes you have to confrontthe sin, the negativity, the
people or situations that aretrying to derail you.
You have to make it clear youare not going to be messed with

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anymore.
We always talk about rebukingthe enemy.
Right, I rebuke you, satan, inthe name of Jesus.
Well, sometimes you need to gofurther.
Sometimes you need to say Satan, I'm putting my foot on your
neck, you have no power here,get out.
So, setting the boundaries infaith.
As Christians, we are called tobe loving, but that doesn't

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mean we let people walk all overus.
It doesn't mean we tolerate sin.
Jesus didn't, joshua didn't,and we shouldn't either.
Remember those five kings inchapter 10 brought the fight
first, as well as the kingdomsin chapter 11, which Israel
conquered as well.
I know every single one of youlistening has had someone in

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your life who has broughttrouble to your door, has
drained you spiritually,mentally or emotionally.
Maybe it was a friend, maybe itwas a coworker, a relationship,
maybe it was someone who madeyou second guess yourself or
tried to pull you away from yourfaith.
Someone who made you secondguess yourself or tried to pull
you away from your faith or,like in my situation, someone
that tried to make you feel likeyou were never good enough.

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It's time to put your foot down, set your boundaries, cut off
toxic relationships, stand firmin who you are, because God has
called you to be bold andsometimes being bold means
having hard conversations,saying no, calling people out
and refusing to let anyone shakeyour faith and who you are

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supposed to become in God's eyes.
Put your foot on Satan's neck,put your foot on sin's neck and
put your sin on Jesus' back.
And put your sin on Jesus' back, he will take you places you
possibly didn't see coming.
Jesus is the perfect person tolay all your burdens on and

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allow him to deal with it.
Pray about your struggles sothat he can lead you to where
you are supposed to be and howyou are supposed to respond.
And sometimes it may be bold,like putting that foot of yours
down.
Let's pray, heavenly Father.
Thank you for this day, thankyou for this week and for the

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opportunity to gather thisamazing podcast about Joshua.
As we focus on Joshua 10 and 11,we are reminded that enemy is
always working to distract us,to pull us away from you, to
lead us into sin and to make usquestion our identity in you.
But just as Joshua commandedhis commanders to place their

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feet on the necks of those fivehorrible kings, we too must take
a stand against sin and theschemes of the enemy.
We declare victory through you,lord.
We do not tolerate negativitybecause we are your children.
Father, we love you, we thankyou and we praise you.

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I lift up everyone who isstruggling, everyone facing
hardships, and I pray they cometo understand that prayer and
putting you first is the answer.
Standing firm in our faith iskey, and sometimes that requires
boldness, just as Jesus wasbold in the temple in Matthew 21
.
Lord, we need you, we love youand we give you all the praise

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in Jesus name, amen.
So here's my challenge for you,or challenge to you Think about
an area in your life where youneed to set boundaries, where
you have been taken the highroad too much.
Where do you need to stay?
Where do you need to stand yourground?
Because the reality is, god hasalready given you victory.

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You just have to step into it.
So go ahead, put your foot onthe enemy's neck.
I love you all and I'll see younext time.
God bless.
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I know this week was a littlebold, a little aggressive.
Hopefully people weren'tshocked or offended by how I
spoke to my peer at the time,but sometimes I realized like
there's people that just need tobe put in their place and it's
not because you're trying tomake them feel terrible or feel
bad.
They need to feel bad abouttheir own actions and sometimes

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them getting a reality checkwill make them think about their
actions and then ask for thatforgiveness and change.
But that's on them to change,you know.
So you know that situation inNew York.
It was a tough one for mebecause she was very messy and
she wasn't just messy with me,she was messy with my peer that
I worked with, that I reallyadored Nancy Nancy love you and

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it just wasn't right.
And when she started coming atme I was like, oh no, we're not
doing this.
And after some time I was likeI'm not going to allow her to
ruin my reputation or to stop mefrom growing.
And think about it like thisthat was a job situation.
Think about it in your spiritualwalk or in your family,

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somebody who's just so toxic.
They're trying to make you lookso bad in front of other people,
in front of your ministry, infront of your family, and you're
trying to, you know, do things,you know for your church, or do
things to support your family,or do things to represent God.
And you have somebody over herewho is just spreading rumors,

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trying to make you look bad,trying to embarrass you.
And what are you going to do?
Just oh, please, stop that.
No, you have to put your footdown and call them out and make
them realize that you had aperson that they can mess with
and that you are anointed inJesus Christ and you're not

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going to allow the enemy toderail you.
And that is so important.
And I think, the older I'vegotten.
I have really cherished thatidea and I'm not going to allow
somebody to mess with me or myfamily or my faith.
I'm not doing it, so I'm notdoing it.

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You don't have to do it either.
So love you guys Till next time.