Walls Down, God Up
Scripture
“By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.”
— Hebrews 11:30 (ESV)
“For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.”
— Mark 8:35 (NASB)
Devotion
At the end of the sermon, Pastor Darren used a striking image:
He asked God to make us like Jericho—not with walls falling forward to crush others, or backward to crush those behind us, but with the ground opening up and swallowing our walls entirely.
There are two kinds of “walls”:
Some of us have built a great “edifice” of who we think we are—our reputation, our defenses, our excuses, our control. Fasting exposes how fragile those structures really are. It reveals whether we are leaning on God’s strength or our own.
To move into “more,” God often has to shake down the false walls we hide behind. That might look like:
This isn’t to shame you, but to free you. When the walls of Jericho fell, it made way for God’s people to move into the promise. In the same way, when your pride‑walls fall, it makes room for God’s presence, power, and purpose to flood in.
As this 7‑day devotional comes to a close, the question is not “Did I do it perfectly?” but “Am I more surrendered than when I started?”
Reflection
Prayer
Lord, I ask You to tear down the wrong walls in my life—the pride, the image‑keeping, the secret sins, the self‑reliance. Let the ground of my heart open up and swallow whatever keeps me from You. At the same time, rebuild in me the right walls—purity, truth, prayer, and holiness. I lay down my life so that Your life can rise in me. What You’ve started in this season, don’t let it fade. Keep me surrendered. In Jesus’ name, amen.
“By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.”
— Hebrews 11:30 (ESV)
“For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.”
— Mark 8:35 (NASB)
Devotion
At the end of the sermon, Pastor Darren used a striking image:
He asked God to make us like Jericho—not with walls falling forward to crush others, or backward to crush those behind us, but with the ground opening up and swallowing our walls entirely.
There are two kinds of “walls”:
- The protective walls God wants to build (purity, prayer, truth).
- The prideful walls God wants to tear down (self‑reliance, image, stubbornness, secret sin, religious façades).
Some of us have built a great “edifice” of who we think we are—our reputation, our defenses, our excuses, our control. Fasting exposes how fragile those structures really are. It reveals whether we are leaning on God’s strength or our own.
To move into “more,” God often has to shake down the false walls we hide behind. That might look like:
- Conviction about hidden sin.
- Humbling your pride.
- Letting go of a false image you keep up.
- Admitting weakness, need, or brokenness.
This isn’t to shame you, but to free you. When the walls of Jericho fell, it made way for God’s people to move into the promise. In the same way, when your pride‑walls fall, it makes room for God’s presence, power, and purpose to flood in.
As this 7‑day devotional comes to a close, the question is not “Did I do it perfectly?” but “Am I more surrendered than when I started?”
Reflection
- What “walls” in your heart need to come down—pride, image, defenses, secret sin, fear of man?
- Where is God asking you to stop protecting your own image and let Him remake you from the ground up?
- Looking back over these days, what has God started in you that you must not let go of once this focused season ends?
Prayer
Lord, I ask You to tear down the wrong walls in my life—the pride, the image‑keeping, the secret sins, the self‑reliance. Let the ground of my heart open up and swallow whatever keeps me from You. At the same time, rebuild in me the right walls—purity, truth, prayer, and holiness. I lay down my life so that Your life can rise in me. What You’ve started in this season, don’t let it fade. Keep me surrendered. In Jesus’ name, amen.