Develope a Palate

Develope a Palate
Daily intake of the Word nourishes the Spirit. Jeremiah's Menu is an exercise in recognizing God's Word made flesh in and around me. Eating the Word in a way that supplies the spiritual nutrients needed to grow. The Menu is offered with the hope of inspiring you to taste and see that the Lord is good. Bon Appetite!

Quote Du Jour

Quote du Jour
Christians may differ on a variety of points, but they have all one spiritual appetite; and if we cannot all feel alike, we can all feed alike on the bread of life sent down from heaven. At the table of fellowship with Jesus we are one bread and one cup. As the loving cup goes round we pledge one another heartily therein. Get nearer to Jesus, and you will find yourself linked more and more in spirit to all who are like yourself, supported by the same heavenly manna. ---Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening

Sunday, October 26, 2014

The Journey Readings: Week 43... and settling...

This last week... on The Journey... we saw the settling of the Promised Land... 

Joshua... leading the Israelites in battle... for a long time...

Yet... somehow... in the settling... God's people... settled for less...

Yet the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maachithites,
but Geshur and Maacath dwell among [them] still.
Joshua 13:13 Amp

But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
the people of Judah could not drive out;
so the Jebusites dwell with the people at Jerusalem to this day.
Joshua 15:63 Amp

But they did not drive out the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer;
but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day...
Joshua 17:12 Amp

And I wonder... Why...? Why didn't they drive out all the enemy...? Why did they think they couldn't....?

None of the tribes... followed God's command wholeheartedly... 
They all let a remnant of the enemy remain in their midst....
They didn't inhabit the full extent of the promise...

Why...?

Were they not wholehearted for Him...?
Was it unbelief...?
Complacency...?
Compromise...?

What about us...? His people today...?
What keeps us from pursuing ALL that He promises...?

We allow the enemy a foothold in our lives... because of the very same heart issues... unbelief... doubt... fear... complacency... compromise...

God's promises to us... are fulfilled... when we are fully faithful...

Stop settling... for less...

This week's readings for... The Journey...
Monday                 Joshua 18:1 - 19:9
Tuesday                 Joshua 19:10-51
Wednesday           Joshua 20-21
Thursday               Joshua 22
Friday                   Joshua 23-24

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