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Joshua 6, 1Samuel 4:1-11

The anointing of yesterday is not enough to carry you today. It is possible that it might get you started, but it will not carry you as it did yesterday. It is a fresh anointing that is needed for each and every day if your desire is to operate as an army of the Lord. This tells you the reason why a soldier will always find a time to tune and keep his weapon sharpen on a daily basis regardless of if the enemy is at work or if the enemy is on withdrawal. The children of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel were once on the verge of defeat in the hand of the Philistines. There was a need for them to overcome and with the arrival of the ark of the Lord in their camp, they busted into a shout. The shout of the children of Israel was so loud to the point that the Philistines were afraid because they realized that the ark in the camp for the children of Israel was an indication of GodÕs presence with His children. Nevertheless, the children of Israel suffered a great defeat and the ark Lord was taken away by the Philistines. The same children of Israel brought down the wall of Jericho with a shout when Joshua delivered the LordÕs message in Joshua 6:5, ÒIt shall come to pass, when they make a long blast with the ramÕs horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, that all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the wall of the city will fall down flat. And the people shall go up every man straight before him.Ó The shout that worked for them yesterday against the wall of hindrance could not work for them on that day of open battle with the Philistines. There is a need to be conversant with the Lord on a regular basis. God is not a consultant that should be dealt with back and forth only when there is an emergency. He is a God of consistency that requires a constant and consistent engagement with His children. It is time for you to stop running a risk by counting on what was there yesterday, but is not there today. It is only your consistency in walking in Him yesterday, today, tomorrow and every day that will bring you victory over the walls and enemies in your life.