You Have Already Won: Joshua 6

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Step into a narrative where ancient victories and modern races intertwine. Imagine standing before the towering walls of Jericho, knowing they've already crumbled in God's eyes. That's the faith the Israelites carried, and it's the same faith I carried onto the track during a high school championship. As we explore the fall of Jericho from Joshua 5 and 6, we'll uncover the power of walking in victory and the importance of trusting God's plan, even when doubt looms large. Through a fusion of biblical insights and personal anecdotes, witness how celebrating victories in advance can transform both spiritual and earthly battles.

But what happens when victory isn't assured? Revisit the intensity of the 400-meter race and the sting of defeat. My rival's strategic prowess taught me a lesson in endurance—and humility. This episode promises a journey through faith, resilience, and the relentless pursuit of greatness, whether facing ancient walls or modern tracks.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello.
Hello.
You're listening to the JesseMorgan Devotions for the
Christian Heart Podcast, episode41.
This week's devotional istitled.
You have Already Won Joshua 5and 6.
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, toshow just how incredible God's
word can be in our everydaylives.
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.
You have already won Joshua 6.
Key passages and verses Joshua5, 13 through 15, and, of course
, joshua 6.
Hello, everyone, and welcomeback.
Today we're diving into Joshua 6, the fall of Jericho.

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This is one of the mostwell-known stories in the Bible,
but what makes it so powerfulisn't just how the walls of
Jericho fell.
It's about what God said beforeIsrael ever walked around that
city.
But first let's just recap themain story of Joshua 6 with
Jericho.
The story of Jericho reallystarts with Israel walking
around the city once a day forsix days, and then seven times

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on the seventh day, when Joshuagives the command, the
Israelites shout and suddenly onthat seventh day, on that
seventh lap around, the wallscame crashing down.
Just like that, israel takesover the city.
But here's what's so importantGod already told them that they
had won before they ever marched.
If we go back to Joshua 5, wesee something incredible.

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So let's look at Joshua 5, 13through 15.
It says Now, when Joshua wasnear Jericho, he looked up and
saw a man standing in front ofhim with a drawn sword in his
hand.
Joshua went up to him and askedare you for us or for our
enemies?
Neither he replied, but as thecommander of the army of the
Lord, I have now come whenJoshua fell.

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Then Joshua fell face down tothe ground in reference and
asked him what message does myLord have for his servant?
The commander of the Lord armyreplied take off your sandals,
for the place where you arestanding is holy, and Joshua did
so.
So you see, at the end of thatchapter, joshua has an encounter

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with a commander of the Lord'sarmy, which is actually God,
appearing before Joshua inbattle armor, fully prepared.
Fully ready because he knewwhat Joshua and the Israelites
were about to face.
God showed up in the exact wayJoshua needed to see him.
He spoke to Joshua in a way hecould understand as a warrior,

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because Joshua and his peoplewere preparing for battle.
And before they even set footaround Jericho, god told them as
well I have already deliveredthe city into your hands, joshua
6, 2.
So, walking in victory.
Before you see it right, godhad already declared victory.
All the Israelites had to dowas follow his instructions.

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And that's the part that reallyspeaks to me, because, as
children of God, we already havewon too.
The ultimate battle was wonwhen Jesus died on the cross for
our sins.
We were already victorious inhim.
So why don't we walk like we'vealready won?
Why don't we praise in advancefor what God is already going to

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do.
When the Israelites circledJericho, they weren't circling
in fear.
They were circling in obedience, knowing the walls would fall
eventually.
They weren't shouting in doubt.
They were shouting in faithbecause they knew God had
already taken care of it.
So let me ask you when you facean obstacle, do you walk in

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worry about how you'll getthrough it, or do you walk
knowing that God has already wonthe battle for you?
Do you trust that, in hisperfect time, that those walls
will fall?
Think about it.
Let me make this more personal.
I dealt with my own Jerichomoment per se.
This reminds me of a time when,back when I ran track and field

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in high school, I was competingin the 200 meter finals at the
state championships.
When I was a sophomore,everyone kept telling me Jesse
Mack, my old nickname, you gotthis, you're going to win me.
Jesse Mack, my old nickname,you got this, you're going to
win.
And I believed I could, atleast I wanted to.
But deep down I was terrified.
I had one girl who couldchallenge me.

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I had beaten her in regionalsthe week before, but today I was
exhausted and just didn't knowhow to get through it.
So let me put this in contextfor people that don't really
know track and field.
In high school championships fortrack and field meets, you run
preliminary races and thenfinals in the same day, unlike

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the pros, and most of collegepreliminaries are ran on
separate days, so you have timeto rest right At the time.
In high school you could onlycompete in three running events
per meet as well, and I ranthree individual races at state
100, 200, and 400 meter racesand I also had to run the

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prelims for those races.
So I ran six times in one day.
So that 400 meter, which is alap around the track, and it
always occurs before the 200meter race, I had already placed
second in the 400 meter final,finished running the 100 meter
twice as well, and then I wasgoing to compete in my final

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race, which was the 200 meterdash.
That was my favorite race andone of my best.
I had the support of myteammates, family and coaches
everybody.
However, I was exhausted and mymind couldn't get over that.
That 400 meter run I had justran before took everything out

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of me, but I recovered the bestI could, but I was still
breathing really hard andmentally I was drained, a bit
Nervous and anxious as well.
I honestly didn't know if Icould finish.
The one girl who could beat me,like I mentioned earlier, she
was well-rested and seemed veryconfident and relaxed.
I was the complete opposite.

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And for my rival, she competedin two events for the day and
hers were very spread out.
They were spaced out.
So she was fresh.
I was drained, and the closerwe got to the starting line, the
more I focused on being drained.
I was thinking about I wasn'tthinking about winning.

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I wasn't thinking abouttrusting God with my strength.
I was thinking what if I don'thave enough?
What if I can't finish strong?
And you know what I didn't?
In the last 15 meters she beatme at the line.
I was happy I placed second,but I was also very disappointed
and looking back, I realizedthat I let my own Jericho walls

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keep me from running my bestrace.
I focused so much on myexhaustion and my doubts and my
obstacles that I didn't leaveroom for faith.
I was circling my Jericho butinstead of trusting that God had
already handled it, I was stilltrying to figure out how I was
going to do it on my own, tryingto figure out how to climb my

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Jericho wall versus waiting forGod to take down my wall, aka my
obstacles and my fears.
Now don't get me wrong.
Just to say this my rival wasan incredible athlete Great
sportsmanship as well.
She deserved that win.
But the athlete in me stillthinks to this day what if I had

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trusted God fully?
What if I had run the race withthe confidence that the victory
had already been mine, nomatter the outcome?
What walls are you facing?
I'm going to ask you today.
What walls are you facing?
So, now that I so, now I askyou also are you running your

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race with confidence in God, orare you just so focused on the
wall in front of you that you'reforgetting that he's already
taken care of it?
Are you letting anxiety, fearand opinions of others block
your blessings?
If so, what are you going to doabout it?
Are you going to let thosethings keep you from walking in
victory, or are you going totrust God, follow his lead and

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keep circling Jericho untilthose walls fall down in due
time, in God's time?
Basically, because here's theother truth.
God shows up for us in the waywe need him to always, just like
he came to Joshua as a warrior.

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He may come to you through asong, through scripture, through
a conversation with a friend.
He may speak to you whileyou're driving in your car or in
a quiet moment of prayer.
However he does it, one thingis for sure he is with you and
he has already won.

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Your walls of Jericho havealready fallen because of God.
We just have to remember that.
Remember the victory before iteven happens.
Believe that the walls aregoing to come down in due time,
when you follow God'sinstructions and you show
obedience, and then you'll bestanding there like Joshua,

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being able to walk into thatpromised land, into that future
that God had planned for you.
Right, let's pray.
Lord, we thank you for thebattles we face and we know that
we're not alone when we fightfor them.
You have already won thevictory for us.
Help us to trust you before wesee the breakthrough, to walk in

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faith even when the wallshaven't fallen yet.
Give us the strength to keepcircling, to keep believing and
to keep our eyes fixed on you.
Thank you for your perfecttiming and your perfect plan.
In Jesus' name, we pray Amen.
I'll see you next time focusingon Joshua, chapter 7 and 8.
God bless.

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This is Jessi Morgan praying off.
Let me just say this I was sohurt when I lost that race and

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my rival like she's the nicestperson we still talk today.
She's awesome.
But let me tell you that day Iwas so mad at her because her
races, like I said, were at onetime in the morning and then
like one in the afternoon andthen later on that evening she
spread herself out beautifully.
Her strategy worked.
So I'm not like hating her.

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I just was mad because I was soexhausted and running that 400
meter is a killer.
That's one of the toughestraces I remember.
Two years ago I was on a paneland I got to ask my favorite
sprinter, alison Felix, how shefelt after running 400s and she
always said, oh my gosh, that'ssuch a hard race.

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Even her, the athlete of allathletes, olympian of all
Olympians, she too felt like 400was one of the toughest races
it is.
You finish, lactic acid all inyour legs, you caps, you can't
walk.
I mean, you feel like you'regoing to die a little bit, so
that 400 just is a horrible raceto do before a 200 meter final.

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That's why, even when you'relooking at the pros, it is very
rare and hard to see a sprinteror a runner.
They're running the 400 andlike the 200 at the Olympics, it
is so hard to do, it is soexhausting, and people that do
it, you got to give them credit.
That's why Michael Johnson isjust still a legend, because it

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just doesn't make any sense, andI do think Usain Bolt could
probably have done it if hechose to really focus in on it
at his prime.
But let me tell you that 400 isno joke and you trying to run a
400, you trying to run a 200after a 400, like you have to be
in exceptional shape and it'spossible, but it's hard.
So just a little track snippetright there.

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Love you guys, till next time.