GILGAL BEFORE JERICHO Day 9 of 21

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“Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.’ So the place has been called Gilgal to this day.”

— Joshua 5:9 (NLT)

Before Israel ever fought a battle…

Before Jericho ever fell…

Before the promise ever opened fully…

God stopped them at Gilgal.

Gilgal was the place of: • consecration

• cutting away the old

• remembering where God brought them from

• preparing for what God was about to do

They didn’t rush into victory.

They first dealt with identity.

And that is exactly what this fast is doing.

This fast is not just about what we are giving up —

it’s about what God is rolling away.

Egypt represented: bondage, survival, shame, and old patterns.

Gilgal represented: renewal, covenant, maturity, and promise.

And now…

as we prepare to enter our new church home this Sunday,

God is saying to us what He said to Israel:

“I am rolling away the past so you can step into the future.”

Just like that building has a history…

so do you.

But just like God can take a former restaurant, a former nightclub,

and make it a house of worship…

He can take: your wounds

your failures

your struggles

your old seasons

and make you: holy ground

a living testimony

a dwelling place for His Spirit

This move is not just about a location.

It is about transformation.

We are not just changing addresses —

we are crossing into a new season.

This fast is our Gilgal.

This Sunday is our crossing.

PRAYER

Lord,

as we fast today, roll away everything that belongs to our old season.

Cut away fear, doubt, and residue from the wilderness.

Prepare our hearts for what You are about to do in this new place.

Just as You transformed that building,

transform us.

Make us ready for promise.

Make us ready for purpose.

Make us ready for presence.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

DECLARATION

Today, God is rolling away what no longer belongs to me.

This is my Gilgal.

This is my preparation place.

I am ready for what’s next.

LoveUmorethanUknow

Stephän Kirby, Pastor, Ekklesia