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Day by Day Devotional - Year 1 of 5
Devotional: December 21st

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Joshua 15:20-63; Joshua 16:1-10

The long awaited moment has come when Israel can take possession of their inheritance. Judah is the first to receive his portion of land, the towns being listed as if to emphasize the concern which the LORD feels for each plot of this land which is His own. Let us also have an ever increasing vision of the people of God, especially with a view to including them in our prayers.

Alas! At the end of each demarcation, we find a ’but’. The victory is not complete. Judah does not succeed in driving out the Jebusites (v. 63). Until David’s reign those people held a strong position at Jerusalem: the stronghold of Zion (2 Samuel 5:6). Ephraim is equally incapable of driving out the Canaanites from Gezer (16:10). These defeated foes, whom they force to pay tax, are surely inoffensive? Not so, according to the words of Moses, they will prove to be snares in the midst of Israel, leading them into evil ways and idol worship. What about our hearts, dear children of God? Do not we tolerate in our lives certain ’enemies’ who appear harmless to us? We are accustomed to their presence; it would be costly for us to have done with them. May the Lord give us the courage to do that very thing so that He alone reigns over our heart (Romans 6:12)!

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