Entering Into Our Promised Land

“Entering Into Our Promise Land”
By Pastor Rickey Hunt

When God brought the children of Israel out of Egypt, he promised them that he would give them a land of their own. We refer today to that land as the nation of Israel. This was their promise land. Deuteronomy 11:31 reads “For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.” This was the beginning of the journey to the promise land. This promise said that they would possess it and that they would dwell in it. With this promise they began their journey. What they didn’t know until later was that there were giants in the promise land. These giants were not only big in stature, but they also were intimidating by what they said. Remember what Goliath spoke to David. Goliath spoke words to David to intimidate him and to cause him to fear. It didn’t work with David. David didn’t listen to the giant, but he knew his God would bring him through to victory. On the other hand, 10 out of 12 spies that were sent to spy out the land were intimidated by these giants. We should all be on a journey to our promise land, but we need to be aware that we will encounter giants on the way to this promise land. These giants will also be big in stature and they will also speak words against us to try and put fear upon us. We have to be like David and not fear, but run to the battle and defeat these giants that stand in our way. We must stay focused on the promise and know that we shall possess it and dwell in that promise land.