Title: Occupy the Spiritual Highlands
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Let's Occupy the Spiritual Highlands (Joshua 6:1-11)
In battle, it is very important to first occupy the high ground, which is a strategic point, and establish a fort. Just as in order to win the battle, we must first occupy and build a stronghold, we must occupy and establish a stronghold in spiritual battles. When we engage in spiritual warfare, we encounter Satan’s “strong camp”. This is the high ground we must occupy (2 Corinthians 10:4).
1. Capture the city of Jericho (verses 1-5)
(1) Jericho is a fortress in terms of geopolitics. Jericho symbolizes the closed human heart.
(2) God said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho and its king and mighty men into your hand” (verse 2). It was already decreed by God. However, he says that there is a minimum of ‘work, mission, and devotion’ that you must do (verses 3-5). ☞ What do people do? obedience. What do you have to obey in order to open the closed human heart at this Oikos Evangelism Festival? First of all, the high point we must conquer is pride (Psalm 52:7; Isaiah 2:22).
☞ What is your pride in evangelism? (1 Corinthians 1:21)
2. There is a spiritual height that everyone must conquer.
(1) That strong camp, the spiritual high, is already occupied by Satan. That high ground is the high ground of our thoughts (Mark 7:20-23). The way to destroy the powerful camp of the devil is to entrust all of us to the word of our Lord (2 Corinthians 10:4-5).
(2) Why do we think evangelism is difficult? The spiritual highland we must occupy is not the city of Jericho! Not the world! Not an unbeliever! Not the devil!’ It belongs to God! The spiritual high we must occupy is the ‘negative mind that we can’t do anything’. Spiritual notice is any thought that is not subject to Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5).
⑶ The spiritual heights we must occupy are disbelief and disobedience.
When there is the Word of God, believers must be able to transcend reason to believe in God and to have super-rational, paranormal, and supernatural thoughts.
⑷ The spiritual heights we must occupy are negative thoughts and complaints.
3. How, then, can we occupy this spiritual highland?
(1) In order to occupy the spiritual heights, you must have the will to engage in spiritual battles.
(2) Since spiritual battles deal with the rulers of darkness and evil spirits, we must put on the full armor of God to resist and win (Eph 6:10-20).
⑶ All things are done by God.☞Can you also confess this?