Good Morning Friends,
“So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had
sworn to give their forefathers, and they took possession of it and settled
there. The LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their
forefathers. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the LORD handed all their
enemies over to them. Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of
Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.” (Joshua 21:43-45)
The war for possession of the land of Canaan
lasted for some time. But city by city, region by region, the people of Israel
conquered the land. Some of the battles were difficult because they were
against strong opposing forces, but all of the battles were won by the people
of Israel.
The promise God had given to Israel was that
they would be able to possess the land. He had given this land to their father
Abraham as an inheritance for his descendants. And God kept His promise.
When they first sent out the spies, over 40
years before, they could not see how God could keep His promise to give them
the land. The defenders were too strong and they had the advantage of living in
fortified cities. So, the people of Israel refused to even try. Now, they could
see how foolish they had been. For 40 years they missed the blessing of God.
The people of Canaan had not grown weaker in
the 40 years that had passed. The people of Israel had not grown stronger in
that length of time. The only thing that changed was the willingness of the
people of Israel to believe God would do what He had promised.
They tested God’s promise and God proved His
promise was true!
There are promises that God has made to you
and me. You can find them spaced throughout the New Testament. Some of them
seem so amazing that we are tempted to not even try to see if they are true. When
we do that, like the Israelites, we miss so many blessings of God. God’s promises
were true for Israel and God’s promises are true for us.
Is there a promise of God that you need to
test?
His, by Grace,
Steve
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