The Promise

Joshua heard directly from the Lord that the long-promised land was now theirs; all they had to do was cross the Jordan River and take it as theirs. In Joshua 1:2 God says: "Go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to then, even to the children of Israel." Th is is the first lesson for believers; there is much more to 'Christianity than simply knowing what God has given us; we need to step forward and possess it, taking hold of it and living in it. God then tells Joshua what the people have to do to carry this out. Verse 3 says, "Every place that the sole of you fool shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses." The point for believers, as they learn a principle from the Word of God by the Spirit, is to put it into action in their lives.
"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Chris! silted; on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God" (Col. 3:1-3).