OUR LORD WHO PROVIDES A STRATEGY

Joshua chapter 18 verse 3 says this;

So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you?

Joshua was asking this question of the seven tribes of Israel who had not taken possession of their inheritance that was given to them by the God of their forefathers.

Whereas other tribes had undertaken to displace the people who were settled in the land, these seven tribes had stagnated and were not possessing the land that was theirs. 

What was holding them back? Was it the  lack of courage to face the inhabitants of the land, the  lack of military prowess or was it the lack of understanding of their right to the land?

Joshua, seeing the plight of the tribes without their inheritance, counseled them to send three representatives from each tribe who were to go into the territories to survey and bring back written descriptions of the land. 

These descriptions provided the blueprints for a formal division of the land amongst the tribes of Israel by Joshua.

Bless our Lord Jesus Christ who sacrificed his own  life  to redeem us and then, in His great mercy and kindness, made us co-heirs with him in the inheritance that He gained through His obedience to the Lord our God. Let us strive to possess was is ours in Christ.

Amen.