Read: Joshua 12:7-15:19
Joshua helped the nation of Israel conquer 31 kings. There was still land to be conquered which Joshua laid out that land. God said that He would drive out the people in the rest of the land. All they needed to do was to occupy it. We talked about that yesterday. The only people they failed to drive out were the people of Geshur and Maachah. These names mean “proud beholder” and “pressure”. That translates to me as pride and peer pressure or maybe stress. Both were and are detrimental to our walk with God.
Just in case you needed another confirmation about Balaam, 13:22 says that Balaam used magic to tell the future. They killed him. He might have blessed Israel but only with his mouth because his heart was not in agreement.
I love what it says about Caleb. He wholeheartedly followed the Lord. At 85 he was as strong as when he and Joshua went into the promised land as spies. He could still fight and travel and asked to be given the hill country. That is like an 85 year old buying a three story house. He also asked for the land with the giants living in it. He was not afraid of the fiercest enemies. These are the ones the other 10 spies saw and were terrified of. Caleb asked for them. There were three different descendants of these giants living in the land Caleb wanted.
This is a picture of the baby boomer generation. They will be the fiercest of warriors in this season of life. They will not be afraid of demons they were afraid of years ago because they have seen the power of God and they wholeheartedly follow the Lord. They will not be afraid of the hill country because God will restore their health. We are living in extraordinary times where God is going to do supernatural things.
Lord, thank you that things might look worse in the world, but they are getting stronger and more wonderful in the kingdom of God. We can lift up our heads and have hope and strength because greater are those with us than those that be with our enemy.
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