John 8:31-32 – “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.  32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”  NKJV

 

I’ve been thinking about Israel’s journey into their Promised Land and I some things stood out in my meditation that is applicable to us today in our journey from where we are to the Place of Promise God has for us, individually and collectively.

• Their Deliverance was not due to their Ability, Power, or Goodness, but solely based on God’s Grace.
• Their Promised Land, though “legally” theirs, was occupied.
• Before they could take Possession of their Promise they had go through a Wilderness.
• They had to learn the Requirements and Conditions of the Covenant.
• They had to determine who their Enemy was and learn How to Fight. 

I fully believe and often declare, “God wants us to be victorious.”  It is, without question, God’s desire that we “pull down strongholds.”  He wants us to put the enemy to flight and walk in victory and He wants us to “dispossess” the enemy.  Yet, we will never accomplish those things UNLESS we come to the place that we KNOW.  There are some things that we must LEARN and become fully acquainted with if we are to Possess the Promise.

We need to KNOW:

• God’s Word, His Covenant Promises.
• God, His Person, and Character.
• Who We Are, in Christ.
• Our Weapons of Warfare.
• Our Enemy. (Not flesh and blood)

It is high time that we as believers and the Church, in general, learn how to fight spiritual warfare and possess our spiritual promises.  It is imperative that we “focus on principles”, learn to be “overcomers” and the reality that although some things are ours “legally” we sometimes fail to possess them “actually.”  I am totally convinced that for us to BECOME what God has purposed we have to PREPARE.  Preparation can be difficult and face much discouragement and will result in failure if we do not have a vision and/or goal.  We have to see the ultimate objective clearly and determine that nothing will deter us from reaching that destination.

There are Principles which are beyond important if we are to be successful in our journey from our “actual” position to our “legal” position, spiritually.  If we learn those principles and come to grips with those five things I mentioned at the beginning we will be able to fight the good fight of faith and reach the place of victory.  It is as we learn the Principles of Victory and understand that it is not because of us but by His Grace we move forward.  It is as we learn that although the Place of Promise is our legally it is occupied by an enemy, we are able to prepare for the battle and face reality.  It is as we understand that before we can possess the promise we will go through a wilderness training and there we learn the requirements and conditions of His Covenant.  Then, we must discover who our real enemy is and allow the Holy Spirit to train us for war.  Once we have those things in our hearts we must make the commitment to STAND and FIGHT.  We have the Promise and God has provided the armor.  You have a promise and there is an enemy who wants to keep you from possessing it.

Let’s move from longing for the Place of Promise to Preparing to Possess the Promise.  God bless you as you go through this day’s preparation in Him.