Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
March 05, 2023: SOAP #4840: Deuteronomy 1-2; Mark 12

SCRIPTURE:  Deuteronomy (NIV) 1:8 See, I have given you this land. Go in and take possession of the land that the LORD swore he would give to your fathers— to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.”

OBSERVATION:  After 40 years of wondering in the wilderness, Israel was about ready to go into the Promised Land.  God had given them the land, but they still must go and take possession of the land. 

To take possession, they would need to fight some battles.  God gave them battle plans and did miracles on their behalf, but they still needed to fight!   God did not send Israel into the promised land to be defeated, but to conquer it, to possess it, to make it a place where the promised Messiah would come! 

God’s promise of the land included His promise to be with them and help them. 

APPLICATION: Many times, God’s promises set the direction for our lives.  We must move ahead with confidence.  We must take on the challenges in faith that God did not send us here to be defeated! 

I must not hold back from what God has promised because it will require a struggle or hard work.  The One who promised, will be with me to ensure the victory. 

PRAYER:   Lord, your promises assure me that you are interested in me and will continue with me through the completion of what you have promised.  There is assurance of victory in taking possession of your promises.  Amen.

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