Steven furtick in his book sun stand still calls joshua s prayer a prayer of audacious faith.
Sun stand still prayer.
Faith without works is dead.
Joshua s prayer in joshua 10 12 14.
Prayers of the bible.
It was then the earth began to slow down and the day was lengthened robert boyd boyds bible handbook eugene oregon.
13 so the sun stood still and the moon stopped till the nation avenged itself on its enemies as it is written in the book of jashar.
Reject passivity and fear.
His command in the hebrew language was not sun stand thou still but sun cease acting or sun stop working it was then that the gravitational pull of the sun affected the earth.
12 on the day the lord gave the amorites over to israel joshua said to the lord in the presence of israel.
12 on the day the lord gave the amorites over to the israelites joshua spoke to the lord in the presence of israel.
But joshua didn t stop there.
Sun stand still over gibeon and moon over the valley of aijalon 13 and the sun stood still and the moon stopped.
So know that when you face obstacles and seek god s will rather than your own serving his will with a peaceful heart unattached to the outcome you can pray audacious sun stand still prayers of.
He said let the sun stand still over gibeon and the moon over the valley of aijalon english standard version at that time joshua spoke to the lord in the day when the lord gave the amorites over to the sons of israel and he said in the sight of israel sun stand still at gibeon and moon in the valley of aijalon berean study bible.
Activate your audacious faith.
Sun stand still is steven furtick s call to christians to unlock their potential by believing that god is ready willing and able to do the unimaginable in their lives.
And thou moon in the valley of ajalon.
Sun stand still at gibeon and moon in the valley of aijalon and what happened.
And the sun stood still and the moon stayed until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies.
Seize the initiative because you know who god is.
Sun stand still prayers are not passive.
Here are furtick s five steps to a sun stand still prayer.
Agree with god that he has called you to a larger purpose for your life that will bring him glory.
He is good and he is strong.
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Joshua s prayer for the sun and moon to stand still.
Joshua stood in the gap for his people and prayed the boldest prayer he could think of.
On the authority of god s word we need to step out and go.
We need to push while we pray.