Hope of Glory Ministries

Possessing The Land

In the bible we read of the great exodus, in which the Israelites were lead out of bondage and slavery. God leads them out of Egypt through the wilderness. They face many battles and tribulations through out the journey but God leads them through them all. It is interesting to note that if one were to go directly from Egypt to the land that God had lead the Israelites to, the journey would take only eleven days but because of their distrust of God and disobedience The Lord lead them around in the wilderness for forty years. Even then , upon their arrival to the promised land they sent out spies to spy out the land. The spies returned from spying out the land.

Num 13:26-33 (KJV) And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. 33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight. )

Num 14:6-9 (KJV) 6 And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:7 And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.8 If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.9 Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.

So we see in the passage above that there were two who trusted in the Lord to go before them in the battle. These two, Joshua and Caleb were the only two of those who were originally given the promise, that were allowed to go in and possess the land because they trusted in the Lord to go before them in the battle and to give the enemy into their hands . Because they trusted the Lord and believed Him, the Lord made them victorious over their enemies, and they possessed the land which God had promised.

The Peace of God surpasses all understanding and comes with trust in God's thoughts and his Love toward you. Knowing God's Love for us and his wisdom combined gives us a peace in our hearts knowing that in all things God will bring us through. Knowing that no matter what we face in the earth that God is with us and goes before us in the battle. He will never forsake us nor leave us.

Heb 13:6 (KJV) Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Psalms 140:7 (KJV) O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

Are there giants in your promised land ?

Whose Report Will You Believe?

Even in our lives today God has a plan for each of his children. God desires to remove from our lives the things that hinder us and keep us from possessing the promises that he has made to us. Many have things in their lives that hold us back from the promises of God. These are the giants of our day. Giants that keep us from the things of God. Look at your life. What is holding you back? What is standing in your way? Does the mountain seem to tall? A mountain never seemed so big as when you stand at the bottom looking at the distance from the bottom to the top. But every mountain climber knows , that the way to the summit is to take the first step. In our Christian walk we have mountains to climb, and giants to fight but God has made a way. He has given us Jesus to light the way and to provide for our needs along the way. He has gone so far as to overcome the world for us and to give us power and authority over the powers of darkness so that we can be free from the bondages of sin and possess the promised land . Often times we let sin overpower us even though God has given us the power over these things. Many times it is sin in our lives that keeps us from reaching the promised land. Sexual sins addictions and other bondages such as fear are like roadblocks on the road set before us. While the Lord has provided for our salvation through the shed blood of Jesus, there are also many promises that God desires to bless us with. But many times we let these road blocks stand in the way, because we are afraid to even attempt to overcome these things and we aren't trusting in God to bring us into the victory.

Matt 6:33-34 (KJV)

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Jer 29:11-13 (KJV)

11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Are you trusting in the Lord to lead you into your victory against the giants in your promised land ? Seek the Lord and his righteousness and he will supply your needs. Trust in the Lord to deliver you from the bondages of sin in your life and possess the land God has promised to you. If you want to see Gods will fulfilled in your life seek him and his will. As God leads you to remove things from your life, trust in him to do what his word promises. God won't ask you to do a thing that he won't equip you to do. If he directs you to remove a sin and live a certain way then trust that he has given you the ability to over come these things in your life. Trust in him to lead you in the way. you should go. Follow Him God will deliver you from addictions and teach you to over come fears by trusting in Him. Follow the Lord and don't let anything stand in your way. Put God first in your life and let nothing come between you and God. Trust in Him he will not fail you.

He who has promised is faithful to do what he has promised. It is much simpler for us to trust in the Lord than to wander in the wilderness for forty years like the Israelites did because of their unbelief and distrust.