Joshua 18:1b-3
"The country was brought under their control but their were still seven Israelite tribes who had not yet received their inheritance.So Joshua said to the Israelites 'How long will you wait before you take possesion of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you?"*These left over tribes were filled with laziness, selfishness and procrastination. They showed no passion to take the land. No desire to fulfill their commitment. They had to be prodded and pushed out of their comfort zone by their leader. They wouldn't have chosen by themselves to go and conquer... they only did it because they felt like they had to.
*The last seven tribes took the path of least resistance. Not only were they holding themselves back... they were holding back all of Israel from the fulfillment of God's promise!
*You know what I say... either conquer the land or GET OUT OF THE WAY!
*We all have land to conquer! We have to take the land from our enemy and win it for Christ.
*What land? our neighbors, our co-workers, our families, our friends, our classmates... and anyone else we come in contact with.
*In order to conquer the land we must first conquer ourselves, and this is the choice... either conquer the land (yourself) or it will conquer you.
*This requires discipline, passion for our calling (to seek and save the lost) and love for Christ and others above ALL else.
*Are you conquering or are you being conquered? How long will you wait before you take possesion... or should I say take responsibility?
Ready to conquer :) You with me?
Comments (2)
freakin awesome post! i read this this a.m. too and i enjoy reading your perspective on it. i am so excited that u blogged! its been a while. plz keep blogging. :)
good stuff andrea. :)