Ep 562 – Joshua 15:20-63

It was Jesus who promised, "I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." But His offer of abundant life can easily be missed if we fail to live in submission to His will and in dependence upon the Holy Spirit's power. The blessings of God can become illusive and seemingly absent when we fail to rely upon Him for all our needs. And in Joshua 15:20-63, we are going to see that the tribe of Judah, like all the other tribes of Israel, seemed to have a difficult time resting in and relying upon the power of God to accomplish His will. They were to possess the land allotted to them, but to do so, they were required to dispossess the pagan nations that were currently occupying the cities and villages in the land. And yet, the text will tell us that Judah was powerless to possess the land. Which begs the question: Why? Was the enemy too strong or God too weak? What was the cause behind their failure to possess the land completely? Had God asked to much of them? Or were they expecting too little of God?