Series: The Inheritance of the Saints
Commanded to Possess the Land — Post 2 of 35
When God called Israel out of Egypt, He did not merely deliver them from slavery—He commanded them to possess a land. This was not a suggestion, not a hopeful possibility. It was a divine command: “Go in to possess the land.”
The Promised Land was a gift, but it would not be handed to them without obedience, faith, and warfare. Again and again, the Lord said to Israel, “I have given you the land,” and in the same breath, “Go in and possess it.”
Why this tension between promise and possession? Because God does not call us to passive faith. He calls us to trust Him actively—walking by faith, facing the giants, and claiming what He has already provided. The land represents the fullness of Christ, our inheritance as sons and daughters of God.
But the land is still inhabited. The enemies are still there. And so the command to possess the land is still a call to battle.
Deuteronomy 1:8 says, “Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.”
This command is echoed to us in the Spirit. God has already provided “all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3), but we must go in and possess them. We must step forward in faith, with sword in hand (the Word of God), and drive out the lies, strongholds, and fleshly habits that oppose Christ’s rule in our lives.
The Church today is often content to wander in the wilderness—saved but not victorious, delivered but not transformed. But the call of God still stands. We are not only saved from sin—we are saved to inherit Christ.
This is not about striving in our own strength. Just as Israel’s victories came only when they obeyed and relied on the Lord, so our victories come by His power, not ours. The command to possess the land is ultimately a call to deeper surrender—to let Christ fully reign in us.
Dear reader, has God set a promise before you? Has He stirred your heart for more? Then hear His command: “Go in and possess.” The land is good. The Lord is with you. And though the giants are great, your God is greater.
Let us not delay. Let us not draw back. Let us rise up and possess what God has given.