The Walls of Jericho

Here is the mundane background I want to share before getting to the purpose of the post:

Upon moving to Virginia, we were reluctantly forced to discontinue our DISH service because of the proximity and height of the trees on our property. As a result, we have relied heavily on the internet for our worldly needs to "stay in touch" with entertainment and news. But have you every watched General Conference online? If you do, we highly recommend using the BYUTV link as opposed to the feed provided by LDS.org. We watched the sessions yesterday on LDS.org and the picture and sound were mediocre in quality. But BYUTV...WOW!!! Both the sound and picture quality were fantastic. It was clear...and you could hear individual parts of the choir to my delight. Try it out...and perhaps you could save yourself $50 or more dollars a month, too!

Now...

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang, "The Spirit of God" this morning to conclude Music and The Spoken Word. It was impressed upon my soul how easily the walls of Jericho must have fallen. The power and majesty of the choir moved me. And my faith has been strengthened.

Hebrews 11:30 reads, "By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days."

The trumpets and shouts of the children of Israel were not what brought the walls of Jericho down. But sound of the trumpets and the shouts must have created an atmosphere of intense unity, power, confidence, and courage. As a result, faith was increased to such a point that the Lord could not stay His hand. And the walls fell.

I can visualize Joshua leading the children of Isreal around the city walls seven times. Each time...the resolve to do the Lord's will being increased by the armies of Israel...on a very individual basis.

As the choir sang "The Spirit of God" this morning, I could visualize the Second Coming of our Redeemer and Savior. And I want to be counted among the modern day children of Israel. I could visualize the heavens opening, angels descending, and the literal power of God being witnessed by all inhabitants of the earth. I want to be part of welcoming the King of Kings. I want to follow Him as the Father of Lies is rebuked and peace is heralded on the earth for a space of a thousand years. I can only imagine the power that will be felt by those who choose to participate because of their faith.

Who will be able to deny that Jesus is the Christ? Every knee will bow and every tongue confess that He is the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world and Savior of mankind.

I felt a glimpse today of how that will come to pass as I listened to the choir. You can enjoy a version of the hymn here.