TAKE POSSESSION
How long will you neglect to go and
possess the land which the lord God of your fathers has given you? Joshua 18:3
Joshua
led the children of Israel into the Promised Land. He led them in battles
against the existing nations in the land God promised them. The Lord continued
to bless the Israelites in victories as they continued to take more territory,
just as He had promised. In the beginning, their faith was strong. But as years
passed, there was still the need to drive out the other inhabitants from their
own allotted territories. Seven tribes hesitated to go forth and take their
inheritance. The gift lay before them, so why the delay? Why did Joshua have to
force them to go forward and take their inheritance?
Maybe
they were afraid of the unknown. They were afraid of opposition. What about
you? How many times do you neglect to take the gift that God is giving you? We
pray and pray for something and then one day, God answers our prayer. But the
answer involves stepping out in one way or the other. Sometimes we see the
answer clearly before us, but we hesitate to go forth and take it. Maybe you
are afraid, just as the Israelites were. Maybe you are more comfortable just
praying for it than actually receiving it. We are sometimes afraid of the
change that we must make in our lives in order to receive from God. We prefer
our old ways.
Is
there something you are neglecting to possess? God has a promise land for each
one of us. Don't let fear or hesitation keep you from possessing it.
Prayer: By faith, cast away anything in
your live preventing you from moving to the next level of your life.
Scriptural
Reading: Joshua 18:1-10
