Monday May 13th, 2024
« 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 »
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.
Yesterday we started to discuss numbering our days and we discovered that there are a lot of lessons in counting our days if we do it properly.
Today we shall see one profound example of a person who did not achieve all that God asked him to do within the time given to him – Joshua.
When Joshua had grown quite old the Lord gave him his performance scorecard and this is food for thought for all of us today.
« When Joshua was an old man, the LORD said to him, “You are growing old, and much land remains to be conquered »
This was a divine assessment.
This is because the Righteous Judge was the One giving the verdict.
To what extent have you achieved those goals you set for yourself when you newly became born again?
The Lord reminded Joshua that his days of departure were near and yet, there was much land yet to be possessed.
You may or may not be a pastor, but there are many souls around you yet unsaved.
“Oh, I am not called to be an evangelist”
you may say, but read what the Bible is saying to an early Church bishop and now to you today in 2 Timothy 4:5 NKJV
« But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry »
You were planted in the Body of Christ for a specific assignment and it is taking you a very long time to start, not to talk of accomplishing it.
You think you have the whole eternity to perform it?
No.
I appeal to you to settle down and execute your divinely ordained assignment.
It may not be a pulpit assignment, but it is a divine assignment, nevertheless.
That business given to you may be so as to give God a befitting sanctuary in your local assembly, yet even five years running, the building is still at the lintel level, whereas you are multiplying the number of your factories (side hustle) all over the place.
Remember, do the work of the Lord now whilst it is still day because, When the night comes – when you are old and not as strong as you used to be, it would be too late to work (John 9:4).
Prayer focus – Father, please teach me to evaluate my life and give me wisdom to fulfil my destiny, in Jesus’ name.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
In need of a PRAYER BOOST ? —— Join SIP (Short Intense Prayers) on Zoom « 816 0248 8978 meeting code 94 06 87 » Monday to Friday 11 AM Est standard Canada time ; Monday to Thursday 11 PM Easter standard Canada time
Freely you received, freely you must give (Math 10:8) , kindly share this devotion, and the Lord will bless you for it.
Spread the love of Christ by clicking on the ♥
copingwords@gmail.com
