God assured the Israelites that their victory was inevitable in Joshua 6. Thousands of Israelites were commanded to march around the walls of Jericho. But then comes this extraordinary restriction that Joshua puts on them. Joshua said, “As you march for the next seven days, don’t speak a word. Don’t let a word come out of your mouth. Don’t talk. I command you to keep silent.”
Joshua understood a couple of things. He understood that God had surely promised victory in the lives of His people. But he also understood that there was a natural inclination for His people to talk themselves out of the victory that was certain to unfold in their lives.
We need to listen to God and move on His words.
“…Fools are destroyed by their own words.” Ecclesiastes 10:12