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I am thinking today of a verse in the book of Joshua. It's been a while since I've been in Joshua.

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And I preached through the whole thing a couple years ago, and I remember this verse very passionately from that time.

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Joshua 18.3 says,

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So Joshua said to the sons of Israel, How long will you put off entering to take possession of the land which the Lord, the God your fathers, has given you?

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Now this question for them of course was a literal one, but it speaks volumes figuratively as well.

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It's time to be moving in the direction that God has laid out for us.

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We must do what God has ordained and take our rightful place as sowers and harvesters, as representatives of the Lord in whatever way.

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In my case, in our case, the Lord has blessed so much, how dare I, how could I possibly not want to do everything I can to live for Jesus?

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We must be found faithful. Living for Jesus often requires simple, faithful obedience.

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The world does everything it can to throw up temptations and tribulations and distractions to keep you from moving forward in the Lord.

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And there is a teaching that stands against what the Bible says.

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We are a people of the book. We are a people who follow Jesus. We are a people who have a living Lord who is with us daily.

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And how long will we put off entering in to take possession of the land which the Lord has given us?

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God bless you today.