Have you ever been so consumed with life that you forget to pause and worship the One who made it all? Especially during those tough seasons? I know I am guilty of this! And sometimes…a simple act of worship is all that is needed to make the walls come crumbling down.

Awhile back I wrote about Joshua and the plan that God gave him in order to overtake the walled city of Jericho (click here and read that post). No matter how many times I read the story starting in Joshua 6, I always seem to take something new away from it. No matter the season you are in, you can learn a lot from that chapter.

What I really love about it all is that there was no great military strike, no convening of the military commanders to develop a plan of attack. What brought down the walls was so much more amazing than that. It was worship!

They marched around the city and on the final day they gave a shout of praise!

Joshua 6:20 So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat. Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

I love that! When they paused to simply give a shout to the Lord, the troubles disappeared. The walls crumbled before them. Victory was theirs.

Worship can come in so many different fashions. Music, singing, dance. You name it, there are so many different expressions of worship. That is our key to victory!

Today, I challenge you to pause wherever you are and simply worship Him. Turn off the distractions. Turn off the computer, cell phones, televisions – and just pause and worship Him. When you do this, the chains are loosed and true breakthrough happens!

Question: When has a time of worship provided breakthrough for you?