"I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory..."
Exodus 34:24a (NASB)
In Exodus 34:24, the Lord tells the Israelites that He will drive out the nations before them and enlarge their territory. The thought occurred to me that if we will allow Him to, God will drive out those things that hold us back from our God-given promised lands. The enemy may seem huge. The obstacle may seem to surround us. The roadblocks may seem too numerous. When the twelve men were sent in to take a look at the land of Canaan, ten spies felt the people of that land were too huge - that they couldn't win against them. (Numbers 13:26-29) But there were two who recognized that God had the ability and the willingness to drive out that nation - to overcome that obstacle - to bring His children into the Promised Land whereby enlarging their territory. (Numbers 13:30; 14:6-9) But the Israelites had to be willing to allow God to do that. Then they had to fight and step their feet down on that Promised Land and claim it. (See the book of Joshua)
In the same way, we have to be willing to allow God to do the same for us. He has the ability. He has the willingness. And indeed He has already won the battle. Victory is His - AND OURS through Jesus Christ. Let's do what God is calling us to do to take the promised lands He's already given us. Then let's plant our feet solidly on our promised lands and allow God to enlarge our territories.
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