Devotion 205
“How Long Are You Slack to Possess the Land”
Reference: Joshua Chapter 18
Seven out of the twelve tribes could not receive their inheritance because of doubts and fear, symptoms of unbelief.
Seven out of twelve people in the Church have not received their inheritance of the Holy Spirit Baptism because of doubts and fear, symptoms of unbelief.
Let’s read:
Joshua 18:1-3 “And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them. [2] And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance. [3] And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?”
Notice Joshua stating “the LORD has given you.” He did not say the Lord will or shall but has given you. The same is with Divine healing. We are already healed by His stripes on the Cross.
Isaiah 53:5 “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
It’s like the hotel room already reserved for you, price paid in full. You just need to check in. Throw away all your questions, fears, and doubts.
We continue our reading:
Joshua 18:4-8 “Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me. [5] And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north. [6] Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. [7] But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them. [8] And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh.”
Fear has paralyzed them. They were like dead batteries. Joshua had to charge them. How many times does the LORD has to babysit us to possess our inheritance. We are wrecked with anxiety and restlessness but we refuse the only rest for the soul Who is the indwelling Holy Spirit, Who comes by baptism.
Acts 2:14-16 “But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: [15] For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. [16] But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel.”
And the Holy Spirit baptism is exactly THAT which Joel prophesied about.
We conclude our reading:
Joshua 18:9-28 “And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh. [10] And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions. [11] And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. [12] And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth–aven. [13] And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth–el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth–adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth–horon. [14] And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth–horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter. [15] And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath–jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah: [16] And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En–rogel, [17] And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En–shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, [18] And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah: [19] And the border passed along to the side of Beth–hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast. [20] And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families. [21] Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth–hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, [22] And Beth–arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth–el, [23] And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah, [24] And Chephar–haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: [25] Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, [26] And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, [27] And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, [28] And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.”
It had nothing to do with the faith of the seven tribes. It had to do with the faith of one man;Joshua in the Word.
Lord give us some more Joshuas.
Let the Word of God remain your Urim and Thummim. BELIEVE, and confess Christ the Word as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. Cast out all doubts and unbelief,in Christ.
Reference: Joshua Chapter 18
Seven out of the twelve tribes could not receive their inheritance because of doubts and fear, symptoms of unbelief.
Seven out of twelve people in the Church have not received their inheritance of the Holy Spirit Baptism because of doubts and fear, symptoms of unbelief.
Let’s read:
Joshua 18:1-3 “And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them. [2] And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance. [3] And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?”
Notice Joshua stating “the LORD has given you.” He did not say the Lord will or shall but has given you. The same is with Divine healing. We are already healed by His stripes on the Cross.
Isaiah 53:5 “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
It’s like the hotel room already reserved for you, price paid in full. You just need to check in. Throw away all your questions, fears, and doubts.
We continue our reading:
Joshua 18:4-8 “Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me. [5] And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north. [6] Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. [7] But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them. [8] And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh.”
Fear has paralyzed them. They were like dead batteries. Joshua had to charge them. How many times does the LORD has to babysit us to possess our inheritance. We are wrecked with anxiety and restlessness but we refuse the only rest for the soul Who is the indwelling Holy Spirit, Who comes by baptism.
Acts 2:14-16 “But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: [15] For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. [16] But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel.”
And the Holy Spirit baptism is exactly THAT which Joel prophesied about.
We conclude our reading:
Joshua 18:9-28 “And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh. [10] And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions. [11] And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. [12] And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth–aven. [13] And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth–el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth–adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth–horon. [14] And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth–horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter. [15] And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath–jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah: [16] And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En–rogel, [17] And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En–shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, [18] And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah: [19] And the border passed along to the side of Beth–hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast. [20] And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families. [21] Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth–hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, [22] And Beth–arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth–el, [23] And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah, [24] And Chephar–haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: [25] Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, [26] And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, [27] And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, [28] And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.”
It had nothing to do with the faith of the seven tribes. It had to do with the faith of one man;Joshua in the Word.
Lord give us some more Joshuas.
Let the Word of God remain your Urim and Thummim. BELIEVE, and confess Christ the Word as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. Cast out all doubts and unbelief,in Christ.
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