Walls

Joshua 6:1 “Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.” This is the condition of many campuses across the state of Nebraska. Shut up because of the power of God in people, and to the Gospel in general.

Last week I was talking with God about where He might have me on the campuses here in Nebraska. Where was He moving, what part could I play, what did my next step look like? I took out a copy of my most recent email from Barbara Francis, a woman on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ, and began reading the Devoted to Prayer article. She had attached what was titled “A Jericho Prayer Walk”, and as I read that God began spurring my heart to action. She talked about a prayer walk, through the story of Joshua and the Israelites, and inviting God to break down the walls on campuses, among teams, and in the office.

As I read the story of Joshua (Joshua 5:13 – 6:20) and the Israelites in my Bible, I prayed for God to show me what this looked like in my life. As soon as I asked He answered; do exactly that. What would it look like to walk around a campus one time for six days in a row, and then on the seventh day walk around the campus seven times? What would it look like to have students who committed their hearts to this with the faith that God would do just as He promised? What would it look like to have the walls on campuses throughout the state of Nebraska shattered so that the Good News could be known?

That kind of faith excites me. Knowing the outcome God could produce fills me with passion. God communicated a commitment to me and I signed on the dotted line. My desire is to see students on every campus in the state of Nebraska step up to this challenge of faith and devote one week to following the model laid out in the Old Testament. Today we are starting a Jericho Walk at Doane College in Crete, NE, trusting that God will bring down the walls that are preventing the Gospel from transforming the campus. If you would like, you can pray with us every evening this week at 7:30 for Doane College. Also, on Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. we will be walking around seven times. I look forward to keeping you updated on the wonderful things God does this week, as well as other weeks on different campuses.

-terah