The Shout of Victory
O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God
with the voice of triumph
(Psalm 47:1).
Our opening verse is talking about the shout
of victory. Some people shout out of fear,
but in Christianity we shout in victory. We shout unto
the Lord with the voice of triumph. It’s like the shout
the children of Israel gave in conquering Jericho. As
they journeyed to the Promised Land, they got to
Jericho, but the city was shut with thick and imposing
walls (Joshua 6:1).
The Lord, however, gave Joshua the strategy to
conquer Jericho. It was the “shout strategy”: “…And it
shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast
with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of
the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great
shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and
the people shall ascend up every man straight before
him” (Joshua 6:2-5). When the people did as the Lord
instructed, the walls came down flat (Joshua 6:20).
Some people don’t understand it when we shout;
it’s spiritual. The Bible tells us about Jesus, that He “…
shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the
voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God:
and the dead in Christ shall rise first:” (1 Thessalonians
4:16). It’s like the kind of shout He gave at the tomb
of Lazarus; the Bible says He yelled with a loud voice,
“...Lazarus, come forth” (John 11:43).
Lazarus, having been dead, and buried for four
days, already believed to be putrefying, came out of
the grave alive! When we shout in victory, the enemy is
discomfited; the dead come back to life. Some people
only shout out of fear; and that’s the wrong shout; ours
is the voice of triumph. We shout ahead of the battle;
ahead of the challenges; therefore, when they come,
they’re walkovers.
There’s no victory without a shout. When you face
challenges, shout, not in exasperation, but in triumph.
Even when you’re not happy, shout! Even now, shout
aloud with the voice of triumph; it’s an act of faith.
Shout and declare that you’ve won. The future can
depend on your shouting; so don’t keep quiet; shout
your victory.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for the revelation of your Word to my
spirit today. I triumph always and in every place, by the power of
the Holy Ghost, and the shout of rejoicing is forever in my mouth,
in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
Joshua 6:16; 1 Samuel 4:5; Psalm 5:11
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 20:1-19
1 Samuel 18-19
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 4:30-41
Leviticus 23