“After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and
all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites. I will give you every place where you set your
foot, as I promised Moses. Your territory will extend from the desert to
Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave
you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the
land I swore to their ancestors to give them.” Joshua
1:1-6
I find it interesting that the first three letters in Canaan
are “C-A-N” because clearly God is saying to Joshua, “You CAN cross over into
Canaan!”
So how could ten spies say, “We can’t!”
How could 2,000,000 Israelites agree that they can’t?
When they agreed they “can’t” what they were actually saying
was, “God can’t.”
So God gave them some time to think it over. 40 years!
God said they “Can” enter because of what He has already
done!
You can because He has!
I wonder how many Christians are stuck in the wilderness
because they have an “I Can’t” attitude and an “I Can” God?
Are you saying, “I can’t forgive that person when God says
you CAN?”
Are you saying, “I can’t resist that temptation when God says
you CAN?”
Are you saying, “I can’t make that sacrifice when God says
you CAN?”
Are you saying, “I can’t break this habit when God says you
CAN?”
Are you
saying, “I just can’t have that much faith when God says you CAN?”
The
Apostle Paul affirmed, “I CAN do all things through Christ who gives me
strength.”
Canaan
is for who CAN believe, trust and obey what God says they CAN do in Him!
The
wilderness is for those who can’t.
Canaan
is for those who understand they can’t enter without Him but believe they CAN
because He promised!
Canaan
is for those who CAN receive His power, His presence and His possession!
CAN
you?
Sure
you CAN!
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