Thursday October 02nd, 2025
« God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus He has created us for a life of good deeds, which He has already prepared for us to do »
1 Now Joshua was old, advanced in years. And the Lord said to him: “You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed.
2 This is the land that yet remains: all the territory of the Philistines and all that of the Geshurites,
3 from Sihor, which is east of Egypt, as far as the border of Ekron northward (which is counted as Canaanite); the five lords of the Philistines—the Gazites, the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites;
4 from the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorites;
5 the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath;
6 all the inhabitants of the mountains from Lebanon as far as the Brook Misrephoth, and all the Sidonians—them I will drive out from before the children of Israel; only divide it by lot to Israel as an inheritance, as I have commanded you.
Today we will discuss the fourth season of life.
- This is a period when you are primarily focused on fulfilling your purpose in life.
At this stage, you suddenly realise that you do not have much time left and if you are not careful, you may not fulfil your purpose in life.
Being in this season of life is however; not a function of age.
At whatever age you suddenly realise you need to wake up to the need to fulfil your purpose in life and that is all that matters to you, you have entered into the fourth season of life.
In this season, you are not concerned so much about how much you have done; rather, your major concern is if you have done what you were created to do.
In Joshua 12, you can see Joshua boasting about the kings he defeated, but when we get to Joshua 13:1NLT we see how far he had actually gone in the fulfilment of his destiny.
« When Joshua was an old man, the LORD said to him, “You are growing old, and much land remains to be conquered »
Joshua appeared to have achieved a lot, but he was still very far from reaching his goal in life.
There is a big difference between what you achieve and whether you fulfil your destiny.
Unfortunately, many people go in the wrong direction all their lives only to discover at the end that they were on the wrong path.
This is a big disaster.
Apostle Paul was one man who was determined to fulfil his purpose. He said in Acts 20:24NKJV
« But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God »
Thus when he was about to leave the earth, he left a fulfilled man and said in 2 Timothy 4:7Amplified
« I have fought the good and worthy and noble fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith [firmly guarding the gospel against error] »
Application – Are you where God expects you to be at this stage of your life?
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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