Joshua 6:16 ’And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the Lord hath given you the city.”

DAILY READING – Luke 12:1-31; Genesis 21; Psalm 14

Today marks the Jewish New Year!
It is the celebration of the feast of trumpets, also known in modern Israel as ‘Rosh Hashanah’.
Rosh Hashanah means the ‘’head of the year”.
Today, every Jew will wish each other “Shana tova!”[Happy new year] and they will customarily exchange gifts with each other for a sweet new year.
In biblical terms, Rosh Hashanah is known as Yom Teruah, which means “day of blasting or shouting”.
In Leviticus 23:23-27 God commanded the Israelites to keep the memorial of the Feast of Trumpets and one of the traditions associated with the celebration is the blowing of the ram’s horn, known as a “shofar” to “raise a noise,”. And particularly during this year’s celebrations, starting from sundown today, 18th September, at least over 100 shofar blowers will be sounding their ram’s horns at predetermined spots all around Israel. The loud blowing of the shofar signifies the shout of victory.
In ancient Israel the shofar was blown for various reasons, including as praise to God and a shout of victory. In the book of Joshua, when the priests marched around Jericho on the 7th day and blew the trumpets Joshua told the people to shout; for The Lord hath given them the city. As they shouted, the thick walls of the city came tumbling down.

As spiritual Israelites, we join the celebration today and connect to the spiritual significance of this season. We also shout, for indeed the Lord has given us the city. It doesn’t matter what the past months, may have been like, starting from this ‘New Year’, our victory is indeed established.
Just like the Israelites walked around the walls, perhaps for the past few months, you may have sometimes felt as if you are walking around in circles. But Just as they shouted on the 7th day, as you lift up a shout of praise today, every wall and barricade in your life will come tumbling down.
It doesn’t matter how tall or thick any wall standing against you, at the shout of praise, they will come crashing down. That negative medical report, that discouraging financial situation, that relationship issue etc, they are all coming down today.
When we praise, God inhabits our praises; and when God be for us, what or who can be against us?!
It doesn’t matter what setbacks you may have experienced, now is your time to win. Perhaps in the past months you have tried to rise, only to hit the lid and fall back, and as a result your mind has become conditioned to think, you can never achieve your goals this year.
But today, every lid of limitation is coming off. Indeed God will surprise you with His surpassing grace. You will not only be victorious but there will be restoration of lost ground. It doesn’t matter how the year may have started, be assured that God is bringing it to a beautiful conclusion for you.

In this ‘New Year’, we shall be experiencing a fresh start. God will make all things new for us. As we stay full of faith, giving glory to God, He will turn things around in our favor. We are indeed about to step into overflow.
Therefore no matter what the circumstances may look like, let nothing stop your praise today. Don’t ever lose your shout. Our shout of praise, is our battle cry! And as we praise God today, He will go before us to break every barrier and cause every wall of Jericho to fall flat before us in Jesus Name.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the great and amazing things You have lined up for me in this new season. As I praise You today, I know that You will arise for me and grant me the victory in every battle in Jesus Name. ..

QUOTE
God’s promises in Christ in your life may appear delayed, but never forget that delays are not denials. WORDBITE 222