How Long Are You Going to Wait?

 Scripture:

”Then Joshua asked them, “How long are you going to wait before taking possession of the remaining land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given to you?“ ‭‭Joshua‬ ‭18‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Observation:

God had given the land to the people of Israel as their possession, but the had to go in and fight for it. At this point in time, most of the region had been conquered and God’s people had taken possession of most of it, but there were some who still hadn’t taken possession of their property. 

Application:

Jesus purchased so much at the cross concerning our lives. He purchased our salvation, our healing, our deliverance, our victory, etc. but sometimes we don’t take possession of what He died to give us. Just like the people of Israel, it is ours. We just have to take possession of it.There are times in our lives where we need to fight for what is ours to take possession of it. God has done His part and we need to do our part in order to inherit it. When someone dies, a will is enacted, but if one of the inheritors never makes a claim on what it theirs, it will be turned over to the state. Some things are already ours, we just have to claim them and enforce them.

Prayer:

Father, I don’t want to leave anything on the table that You have given me. I want to inherit everything Jesus died to give me. Help me never to be satisfied with walking in less than what You have purchased for me and mine. Increase my faith and help me to take initiative to claim what is mine.

Yours Forever,

Jeff