Dr. Tan Tek Seng

Daily Reflection

November 19, 2025

“By faith the walls of Jericho collapsed, after the Israelites had circled the city for seven days.”

Hebrews 11:30

God often leads us on paths that seem slow, unusual, and even beyond our comprehension. Yet it is in these moments that He shapes our faith—preparing us to witness miracles that only He can accomplish.

The Berlin Wall stood for nearly three decades, a symbol of division and oppression. To the world, it seemed unshakeable; to many, it seemed invincible. Yet, countless Christians and churches—on either side of the wall—refused to succumb to despair. They persisted in prayer, peaceful gatherings, and the unwavering belief that God could accomplish what politics and power could not.

Then, on November 9, 1989, the impossible happened. The wall fell—not by the army or by violence, but through the power of persistent prayer, the perseverance of peaceful resistance, and the trust that ordinary believers showed in an extraordinary God.

Just as the walls of Jericho fell in God’s appointed time, the Berlin Wall also crumbled in His time and manner—a reminder that no obstacle is too strong to be broken, no division too deep to be healed, and no force too great to surpass faith.

Hebrews 11:30 calls us to trust God completely, obey Him completely, and persevere patiently—for what is impossible to man is never impossible to Him.

"The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible." — Charles Kingsleigh