Possess the Word!
Ah, wouldn’t it be wonderful if when you became a Christian, accepting Christ into your life, the hard part was over? What if you could just sit back and wait for Heaven?
But that is not the way God has intended thing for us. In fact, one of the paradoxes of life as a believer is that once you begin your walk with God, the work is just beginning! God’s gifts to us require labor on our part.
Look, the Lord you God has set the land before you; go up and possess it, as the Lord God of your fathers has spoken to you; do not fear or be discouraged. Deuteronomy 1:21
When God told the Israelites He was going to “give” them the Promised Land, they were pumped. What a great gift! But with that gift came wars to achieve their goal. While they may have assumed that God was going to fight the battles for them, the reality was that they had to fight for it.
But they weren’t alone or unarmed. God was with them, leading them. They had to fight the battle, earn the victory, but with God by their side, victory was assured… as long as they followed Him.
When we become Christians, we must continue the work of growing in Him. God could give us the knowledge, the unabashed desire to spend hours in prayer and fearlessly present the Gospel. But instead He chose to have us work hard, to daily prove our love for Him and our desire to be with Him fully.
The path won’t be easy, the world will attempt to crowd out God in your mind. But He is there with you.
September 17th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Hi Linda, sorry when i read your email i didn ‘t know it was Linda from LAACW. So sorry. I didn ‘t recall your surname at that time.
May 26th, 2010 at 10:17 am
Look, the Lord you God has set the land before you; go up and possess it, as the Lord God of your fathers has spoken to you; do not fear or be discouraged. Deuteronomy 1:21
July 4th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
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