Occupy The Land

In the beginning of the Israelite conquest of Canaan, the land was occupied by other people groups. God sent the Israelites in, not to dwell in the same land as these people groups, but to displace these people groups and to possess and occupy the land. The true measure of fulfilling the will of God for the Israelites was not to just move into the land, but to occupy it. The idea that we brought out today is that the human heart is the land that is meant to be fully possessed by God.

How do we do that? We must be purposeful in pursuing the possessor.

Be purposeful about letting Him occupy your house, and the enemy will be pushed out. Light displaces the darkness; the two cannot occupy together.