Aug. 6
GO; TAKE YOUR PROPERTY
"Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and
possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear
not, neither be discouraged" Deut. 1:21
There is a heritage of grace which we ought to be bold enough to
win for our own possession. All that one believer has gained is free
to another. We may be strong in faith, fervent in love, and abundant
in labor; there is nothing to prevent it; let us go up and take
possession. The sweetest experience and the brightest grace are as
much for us as for any of our brethren, Jehovah has set it before us;
no one can deny our right; let us go up and possess it in His name.
The world also lies before us to be conquered for the Lord Jesus.
We are not to leave any country or corner of it unsubdued. That slum
near our house is before us, not to baffle our endeavors, but to yield
to them. We have only to summon courage enough to go forward, and we
shall win dark homes and hard hearts for Jesus. Let us never leave the
people in a lane or alley to die because we have not enough faith in
Jesus and His gospel to go up and possess the land. No spot is too
benighted, no person so profane as to be beyond the power of grace.
Cowardice, begone! Faith marches to the conquest.