The Word of the LORD

Read Joshua 18-21
 
Joshua 21:43-45 So the LORD gave to Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there. And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD helped them conquer all their enemies. Not a single one of all the good promises the LORD had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.
 
GOD’S Word is true. Nearly everything we have read in the Bible to this point is about God fulfilling his promise to Abraham in Genesis 17:8 “And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God.”
   Through the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, then the accounts of Joseph in Egypt, the growth of Israel in Egypt, the exodus from Egypt, the Law of Moses and the 40-years wandering, God has made his covenant with Abraham alive and purposeful through his chosen servants. God’s words have become sacred dirt under Israel’s feet, living water in their streams, fruit in their trees and bounty in their crops. He has taught the right way to love God and to love one another. There is right and wrong, justice and truth from the Holy God.
   To complete the promise, Israel must complete the land division. Then they must completely cleanse the land of its current occupants whose detestable acts have defiled the land. The LORD God Almighty has promised a beautiful, bounteous life to a nation he has created and formed. El Shaddai has fulfilled his promise. Now Israel holds  the covenant in their hands.
   Sadly, much of Israel’s remaining history is their faithless response to God’s love for them. His love, indeed, does endure forever (Psalm 118:1) because it flows as streams of living water (John 7:38), deep, high, wide and long throughout history. God’s remarkable love story defines how he has continually replaced sin with his love. The more we understand God’s faithfulness to his promise, the greater we will know and experience God’s love.
   At the end of human history one will be able to write, “Not a single one of all the good promises the LORD had given to the (church) was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.