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 faith 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. Has God given you an idea that you are hesitating to implement? Do you have a business plan that has been on the shelf all this while? Step out in faith, and see what the Lord can do with you.
Prayer: Lord, give me the strength and courage to step out in faith to possess all that you have freely given to me.
Scriptural Reading: Joshua 18:1-10
