September 25                                 PS 34 - 36

PENDING POSSESSION

MEMORISE: 'Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; And the LORD said unto him, thou art old And stricken in years, and there remained yet Very much land to be possessed.' (Josh 13:1)
READ: Joshua 13:1-5

'Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, thou art old and stricken in years, and there remained yet very much land to be possessed' (Josh 13:1). Joshua was Moses' successor. He was a valiant warrior. Moses was asked by God to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage lasting over 400 years, and lead the to the Promised Land. Moses' temperament stood in the way of accomplishing the assignment; hence Joshua was appointed to continue where he stopped. By the time Joshua was old and ready to leave this world, the Scriptures listed several portions of land the Israelites were yet to possess.

This tells us that God knows exactly what we are up against. He allows us to go through whatever situations we encounter. God knows all the opportunities he allows to come across our paths. He takes notice of the ones we utilize and the ones we throw away. He also has levels of expectation from us, depending on what he has invested in us. May you not fail him!

When you receive Jesus as Lord and Savior, God begins to release his grace, gifts, word, opportunities and blessings to you. In each passing week, month and year, God can tell where you should be if you take advantage of each opportunity. When you don't, you leave much land unoccupied, as Joshua did. For instance, each time you take a bus to work or school, you have an opportunity to preach Jesus. How many times have you done so? So much land is unprocessed.

Some Christians are 10 or 20 years old in the Lord, yet they have not amounted to anything significant for the Lord. Much land ownership is still pending. If you are crawling when you should be flying, if you are yet fully to develop your potential, if God's investment in your life is yielding very little harvest, you still have much ground to cover. Are you where you ought to be? Arise today and cover as much ground as possible.

ACTION POINT
Which 'pending' land have you yet to cover?
Make a list and begin to act.