Flat Tumbled Down

Flat Tumbled Down!

So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

                                                                                                …Joshua 6:20

            Living on campus can be lots of fun at times. Trumpets, air horns, plastic horns, or anything for a similar sound was used to re-enact a Bible story of Joshua, college student style. Bible college students of course would only come up with ideas like this. Six nights in a row at a specified time the group of guys from Smith dorm decided to try this competitive driven idea on Harper Hall dorm, also a men’s dorm. For those six nights they walked quietly around the four story building carrying their homemade ark, returning to their rooms once having accomplished their goal.

            The seventh night, yes you know the story, don’t you? The young men walked seven times around the building. On the seventh time around, the horns blew and the hope of the Smith guys, was that Harper Hall would fall! Of course it was not taken well by men of Harper Hall and the ark was destroyed.

            Some students thought it to be very sacrilegious, some found it humorous, but others viewed it to be another point of provocation between dorms. Yes, even Christian Colleges in different stages of maturity, have times when it is not easy to live with fellow believers.

Needless to say the building didn’t fall like the walls in Jericho because of course, God hadn’t sanctified the act. I am sure Harper Hall is glad of that!

            If plans we make don’t include God, know it won’t have God’s stamp of approval on it. Bad things may not happen because of your choice, but you won’t feel God’s blessings either. March if He says, march! Sing if He says sing, but if God says to only walk around the city for six nights, and you think it is stupid and choose not to do it, don’t expect God’s blessings.

            On the seventh day, blowing horns on the seventh time around the city, I can imagine really got them excited, hearts pumping waiting to see action. The moment for God to act was upon them, and when He did, it was exciting. I know, because I have seen Him act in my life. I have also seen walls stay put, and not budge at all because I did things my way.

            If you want God’s blessings on your life, follow instructions, God’s instructions and no matter what you will come out just fine.

Father,

You left many instructions for the people of Israel, very clear instructions and they followed them not.  I don’t want to go in the same direction. Help me to walk in your ways to know true happiness and contentment.  In Jesus I pray.