Numbers 13:30 Amplified Bible (AMP)
30 Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once and possess it; we are well able to conquer it.
We often use the terms Ownership and Possession interchangeably, but they really have two different meanings. I'll begin by defining both of these terms.
Ownership: Legal right of possession; proprietorship.
Possession: The actual holding or occupancy, either with or without rights of ownership.
We know from the word of God in Jeremiah 29:11, that God has a plan for us. It states,
"For
I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper
you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Recall that part of God's plan for us was first spoken to our forefather Abraham. We are his seed and the same inheritance and promises (God's plan) made to him, were also to the children of Israel and are ours today. Yes, there is a promised land that God has for us. And you know what? You are already the Owner. The question is, are you in Possession of it?
Are you walking in the destiny God has for you. Are you experiencing the "milk and honey" of your promised land? Have you even laid eyes on your promised land? If not, why not?
Lets look further at the children of Israel; their ownership of the Promised Land was unconditional. It was God's gift to them through the promise of God to Abraham. However, their possession of the land was conditional, upon faith and obedience to God.
Why,
because someone else had taken up residence in their promised land,
they would have to FIGHT in order to take Possession, and the only way
to certain Victory, was through following the direction and plans of the
God who gave them the land in the first place. In Numbers 13:32-33 we get a description of those inhabitants.
"And
they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto
the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to
search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight."
That's right. These Giants had Possession of this land, even though they were not the owners.
Understand; taking Possession is often through conflict, and just as
the children of Israel had to fight, we must also fight our own "ittes" (Perrizuites, Jebusities, canaanites, amorites, hivites and hittites)
in order to take Possession of what we already Own. Remember, the only
way that Victory is guaranteed, is if we follow the plan that God's has
for us. Even when we can't quite understand how or why certain things
are happening, we must have Faith knowing that God's grace is here to
strengthen us and to help us endure every challenge. We must know that He has already declared us Victorious through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Great Faith produces Great Blessings. So I charge you again Men and Women of God. Move
forward with Faith and Obedience, and with a focus on taking Possession
of your Destiny - all for the Glory of God and His Kingdom.
Blessings!
Copyright 2012 - Victoria L. Burse, Queens of the Kingdom
Copyright 2012 - Victoria L. Burse, Queens of the Kingdom
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