“So the Lord gave Israel all the land he
had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and
settled there. The Lord gave them rest on every
side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies
withstood them; the Lord gave
all their enemies into their hands. Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel
failed; everyone was fulfilled.” Joshua 21:43-45
THREE WORDS MARK THESE DAYS OF JOSHUA – POWER, PRESENCE &
POSSESSION. IT WAS BY HIS POWER THEY CONQUERED AND BY HIS PRESENCE THEY WERE
LED TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THE LAND HE HAD LONG AGO PROMISED TO THEIR FATHERS.
POWER, PRESENCE AND POSSESSION ARE THREE HUGE WORDS IN THE BOOK OF JOSHUA
BECAUSE GLORY DAYS COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THEM. NOR WILL THERE BE
GLORY DAYS IN 2016 WITHOUT THEM.
I WONDER ARE THESE HUGE WORDS IN YOUR LIFE?
YOU DON’T NEED TO CROSS THE JORDAN BUT YOU
SURE NEED TO GET THROUGH A TOUGH WEEK DON’T YOU?
YOU’RE NOT STARING AT THE WALLS OF JERICHO
BUT YOU ARE STARING DOWN REJECTION IN A RELATIONSHIP, OR YOU’RE CAUGHT IN A
HABIT YOU CAN’T SEEM TO BREAK, A HEARTACHE THAT JUST DOESN’T HEAL OR A SITUATION
THAT SEEMS TO BE A DEAD END.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER TO
SEE IF YOU ARE BEING CHASED BY CANAANITES BUT YOU ARE BEING CHASED BY DEBT OR
DISEASE OR DISCOURAGEMENT OR EVEN DEPRESSION.
MAYBE THERE WAS A DAY YOU COULD LOOK ACROSS
YOUR CHALLENGE AND SEE THE PROMISED LAND BUT YOU’VE COME TO A POINT WHERE YOU
WONDER IF IT EVEN EXISTS.
YOU’VE GIVEN UP ON GLORY DAYS YOU ARE JUST
HOPING TO GET THROUGH YOUR DAYS.
I BELIEVE THE BOOK OF JOSHUA IS IN THE BIBLE
FOR PEOPLE IN SITUATION JUST LIKE YOU FIND YOURSELF THIS MORNING! I BELIEVE IT
IS THERE TO SERVE AS A REMINDER THAT NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT
NOW. NO MATTER HOW DISTANT HIS POWER OR HIS PRESENCE OR HIS POSSESSION MAY SEEM
TO BE HE STILL OFFERS HIS GLORY DAYS TO YOU! THERE IS POWER, AND PRESENCE AND
POSSESSION STILL AVAILABLE TO YOU. HE IS THE GOD OF SECOND CHANCES WHO NEVER
LOSES HOPE IN YOU.
BELIEVE THIS IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE ANYTHING
ELSE I SHARE - GOD HAS A PROMISED LAND FOR YOU TO TAKE! – THAT’S A PROMISE!