"Raise Your Voice in Faith and Victory"

 **Title: Praise Breaks the Walls of Bondage**

In our lives, we may face problems that seem like the impenetrable walls of Jericho. However, it is not true that these problems will never end. God has called us to live a life of joy, relying on Him for happiness. Just as God led the Israelites out of Egypt and towards the Promised Land, He wanted them to live according to His promises and be happy. However, they made a mistake that angered God, and when we make the same mistake in our lives, God too becomes displeased with us. 

Their mistake was grumbling against God, meaning they lacked trust in Him. Grumbling distances us from God. However, the faithful Israelites brought down the walls of Jericho through praise. 

When we praise God, He gives us victory over the Jericho-like problems in our lives. But, we must trust in God like Joshua and Caleb did.

**Title: Overcoming Unbelief and Trusting God's Promises**

When I sent your ancestors from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land of Canaan, they did the same thing. When they reached the valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they rejected the promise that the Lord had given them. 

Therefore, the Lord became angry and swore an oath, saying, "None of the men who came out of Egypt, those who were twenty years old or more, will see the land I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because they have not followed me wholeheartedly. But Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, the son of Nun, who followed me wholeheartedly, will see it." 

So the Lord's anger burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness for forty years until the entire generation of those who had done evil in His sight was gone. (Numbers 32:8-13)

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1. **Unbelief**  

    The ten spies who believed that they were weak in comparison to the inhabitants of the land. They said, "We can't attack those people; they are stronger than we are" (Numbers 13:31). Due to their unbelief, God did not allow them to enter the promised land. They also described the inhabitants of the land as strong, with fortified cities that were large (Numbers 13:27-28).

2. **The Consequence of Unbelief**  

    Because of their unbelief, God made them wander for 40 years in the wilderness. That entire generation, who doubted God's promise, died in the wilderness. However, the generation that trusted in God was led into the promised land.

3. **Trusting in God's Promise**  

    Caleb and Joshua, the two spies who believed, were chosen by God to enter the promised land. God had promised Moses that He would give them the land of Canaan, a land flowing with milk and honey.

    "The land we explored is exceedingly good. If the Lord is pleased with us, He will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey" (Numbers 14:7-8).

4. **How to Overcome Problems**  

   (A) **Reject Unbelief**  

       Just as Caleb and Joshua rejected the disbelief of the ten spies, we should also reject the doubts and negativity brought by our challenges. They silenced the people and spoke courageously, saying the land's inhabitants would be like food for them, and they could take possession of it. We should speak against our problems, as Caleb and Joshua did, and increase our trust in God's power.

    "We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak), and we seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them" (Numbers 13:33).

   (B) **Acknowledge God's Power**  

       Caleb spoke to quiet the people and said, "Let us go up at once and take possession of it, for we are well able to overcome it" (Numbers 13:30). We must acknowledge that God is powerful and able to give us victory over every challenge, just as Caleb and Joshua trusted Him. 

 

 Believing in God's power and declaring before Satan and our problems that God is powerful, when we praise Him, He will give us victory. Just as the walls of Jericho fell after seven days of circling the city seven times with praise, we too should confess and sing songs of praise, declaring that God will bring down the walls of our problems. Amen.

      

Here is the phonetic English version of the song:

**Geet - Main Gaaun Hallelujah**

Main gaaun Hallelujah  

Mere shatrun ke beech mein  

Main gaaun Hallelujah  

Avishwas ke saamne  

Main gaaun Hallelujah  

Yeh dhun mera hathiyaar hai  

Main gaaun Hallelujah  

Swarg mere liye lade

Gaaunga main, toofan ke beech  

Uncha aur uncha, teri mahima ke geet  

Naamumkin mein se, jaagi ummid  

Mrityu hai haari, zinda hai Masihee

Main gaaun Hallelujah  

Apni poori jaan se  

Main gaaun Hallelujah  

Andhkaar ko dekho bhagte  

Main gaaun Hallelujah  

Raaz jab ghar mujhe  

Main gaaun Hallelujah  

Dar ka haq nahi mujhpe

Gaaunga main, toofan ke beech  

Uncha aur uncha, teri mahima ke geet  

Naamumkin mein se, jaagi ummid  

Mrityu hai haari, zinda hai Masihee

Awaaz uthao --(4)

Awaaz uthao  

Mere shatrun ke beech mein  

Awaaz uthao,  

Avishwas ke saamne  

Awaaz uthao,  

Yeh dhun mera hathiyaar hai,  

Awaaz uthao,  

Swarg mere liye lade --(2)  

Awaaz uthao

Gaaunga main, toofan ke beech  

Uncha aur uncha, teri mahima ke geet  

Naamumkin mein se, jaagi ummid  

Mrityu hai haari, zinda hai Masihee --(2)  

Main gaaun Hallelujah --(4)