The Walls Will Fall: When Praise Becomes a Weapon

Welcome back to Listen Up! God Speaks — a podcast to help you live life victoriously.

I’m your host, Charlotte, and today we’re continuing our series Victory Through the Battle: Spiritual Warfare Lessons from the Bible.

In this episode, we’re going to talk about one of the most unusual battles in Scripture — the Battle of Jericho — and how praise became the weapon that brought the walls down.

Sometimes, what looks like a wall in your life is really an opportunity for God to reveal His power through your obedience.

Let me repeat that. Sometimes, what looks like a wall in your life is really an opportunity for God to reveal His power through your obedience.

🕊️ 1. Setting the Scene — The Walls Before the Victory

Joshua 6 opens with Israel standing before the mighty city of Jericho — a city surrounded by thick, impenetrable walls.

Those walls represented more than stone and mortar — they symbolized everything that stood between Israel and their promise.

The people had already crossed the Jordan River. They had come too far to turn back. But now, they faced a barrier they couldn’t break on their own.

And maybe that’s where you are today. You’ve made progress, you’ve been obedient, but you’re standing in front of something that looks impossible — a health issue, financial burden, relationship strain, or emotional wall that just won’t budge.

But here’s the key: God never calls you to fight battles by human reasoning. He calls you to victory through divine strategy.

⚔️ 2. God’s Unusual Battle Plan

In Joshua 6:2, the Lord said to Joshua:

“See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the mighty men of valor.”

Notice — God spoke in the past tense. He said, “I have given.”
Before the walls ever fell, before the march even began — the victory was already declared.

Then God gave the most unconventional military strategy ever recorded.
He told Joshua to have the army march around the city once a day for six days — silently. And on the seventh day, march seven times, and then shout.

That’s it. No weapons. No ladders. No siege plan. Just obedience, unity, and faith-filled praise.

Sometimes God’s instructions won’t make sense — because He’s not trying to fit into your logic. He’s training your spirit to trust His voice.

The Hebrew word for “shout” in Joshua 6:20 is rua‘ (רוּעַ) — it means a battle cry, a joyful noise, a shout of triumph or alarm.

It wasn’t a cry of desperation — it was a shout of victory in advance.

Before the walls fell, they praised as though the victory was already theirs.

That’s faith. That’s warfare. That’s the sound of trust in motion.

🌄 3. Praise as a Spiritual Weapon

When Israel lifted up that shout, something happened in the unseen realm.
Those walls didn’t fall because of sound waves or vibration — they fell because heaven responded to obedience.

In spiritual warfare, praise is not a warm-up — it’s a weapon.
Psalm 149:6 says,

“Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand.”

Every time you praise God in the middle of your battle, you swing a sword in the spirit.
Praise confuses the enemy, silences fear, and releases God’s presence into your situation.

Your praise says to the enemy, “I may not see the victory yet, but I believe it’s already mine.”

🔥 4. Obedience Opens the Door to Miracles

Imagine the discipline it took for Israel to march day after day in silence.
No complaining. No questioning. No shortcuts.

Sometimes the miracle doesn’t come because of how loud we are — it comes because we’re willing to obey quietly until the appointed time.

Obedience is the soil where victory grows.

Joshua didn’t add to God’s plan or modify it — he followed it exactly.

When you do what God says — even when it doesn’t make sense — you give Him permission to do what only He can do.

So, whatever God has been prompting you to do — forgive, sow, worship, step out, repent — do it. The wall won’t fall until obedience moves your feet.

💡 5. Spiritual Warfare Application: March and Shout

Let’s bring this to where we live.
What walls are you facing? Fear? Doubt? Unforgiveness?
Maybe the enemy has built lies around your mind, telling you you’ll never change, never be healed, never walk in freedom.

But like Jericho, those walls are not permanent — they’re waiting for your obedience and your shout of faith.

So here’s your assignment:

#1 March — keep walking in obedience even when nothing seems to change.

#2 Stay silent — refuse to speak doubt during the process.

#3 Shout — declare God’s promises with bold faith before you see the result.

When you praise in advance, you’re aligning with heaven’s perspective.

Walls don’t fall because you see progress — they fall because you believe God’s promise.

💬 Declaration

Repeat this with me today:

“Father, I thank You that no wall can stand against Your Word.
I choose to walk in obedience and lift my voice in faith.
As I praise You, strongholds are breaking, fear is leaving, and victory is being released.
My shout is not of defeat, but of triumph — for You have already given me the victory.
The walls are falling, and I am walking into my promise!”

🙏 Prayer

Let’s pray together.

Father, thank You that You fight for us.
When we face walls that seem unmovable, help us to remember that You’ve already declared victory.
Teach us to obey even when we don’t understand, to stay faithful in silence, and to lift up praise that shakes the atmosphere.

We invite Your presence to move in our families, our health, our finances, and our hearts.
Break every stronghold of fear, unbelief, and limitation.
Release Your power and let every Jericho wall in our lives crumble before Your glory.

In Jesus’ mighty name — Amen.

If today’s episode stirred your spirit, don’t let it stop here.
Visit my website at www.victorybattleplan.com and click on the Victory Vault tab under Resources to browse the content and books I have available to encourage, teach, and inspire. I even have some children’s books available, as well as some free content. So, feel free to browse around. Again, that is www.victorybattleplan.com.

And I’d love to hear how God is using these teachings in your life!

📩 Was this episode a blessing to you? Let me know — I’d love to hear your testimony.

Until next time, remember this:
The battle is real… but so is your victory.

-Charlotte Barton