I Have Given You the Land (29/11/2019)
By Pastor Aggrey Soyekwo
Deuteronomy 1:8 “See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land that the LORD swore he would give to your fathers– to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob– and to their descendants after them.” – NIV
To Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, hundreds of years before actual fulfillment, and from the time the Israelites left Egypt, the Lord had already made a promise to give them Canaan land. Along the 40 year journey, God reiterated His promise and assured them the land was ALREADY given to them. Their part was to go and take possession of it.
But the land they were promised had other people living in them. It wasn’t just going to be handed over to them. It would take a fight to dislodge those people. And God expected them to fight for it with His assured commitment to enable them win. Whatever God initiates and tells us to do, He will fully back it up to the end. He knows and has already taken care of what is required for complete victory. Whatever, and whoever presently occupies what He is handing over to you will surrender at His command. Remember how Pharaoh was forced to release Israel when it was God’s time to release them to their inheritance.
What this story teaches us is that God is faithful to the several general promises He has made to us in His word. There are many more specific promises and prophetic words that He has spoken to each one individually. Some of them are too huge and we wonder how they will come to pass if we look at them against our own limited abilities. God is true to His promises, however long they may take to be fulfilled. He will ensure it comes to pass. He will fight the hindrances the enemy creates to stand on the way. Our part is to take Him at His word, overcome fear, resist the enemy, act, and at the right time we will possess our inheritance as promised.
Deuteronomy 1:21 “See, the LORD your God has given you the land. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your fathers, told you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Shalom children of God. Have a great weekend