Lay It on Me

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Joshua knew the ground was holy, and that the "Commander of the army of the Lord" was in town to bring the walls of Jericho down (Joshua 5:14). If we understand the law of exchanging a shoe, God was saying: Joshua, I am about to give you this land. I am redeeming back this land for my people. Give me your shoe and I will give you the authority to walk through the land and to claim it for your people. We need for God to get in our shoes. At times, things we attempt to accomplish are bigger than we are. They are bigger than our ability, bigger than our budget and bigger than our faith! When we let God take over the situation, and we declare, "The walls are bigger than I am able to scale and the enemy is stronger than I," then God can go with us and defeat the enemy! F ROM A P AUPER TO A P RINCESS As Boaz exchanged shoes, Ruth and Naomi experienced their biggest breakthrough in about 10 years! The land that was lost was restored. Something of great value had been redeemed! Once God gets in your shoes, your circumstances will change. Once Boaz married Ruth, she was exalted to a position of prominence. Instantly, the entire city knew who this woman was. Suddenly, the men and women alike were pronouncing prophetic blessings on her life! The inhabitants proclaimed: The Lord make the woman who is coming to your house