Drive The Enemy Out Completely | AS BOLD AS LIONS DEVOTIONAL | March 3, 2023

Drive The Enemy Out Completely | AS BOLD AS LIONS DEVOTIONAL | March 3, 2023

Yet the people of Manasseh could not take possession of those cities, but the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land.  Joshua 16:12

The Book of Joshua is a fascinating book as we see the nation of Israel go in and finally take the land God promised them.  Under Moses the people rejected the promise because they were afraid of giants in the land.  Joshua takes a whole new generation of Israelites in and after the crossing the Jordan, they take down dozens of kings and kingdoms.  However, a sad footnote was apparent by the end of the book:  certain enemies were not fully driven out.  The people they were told to remove were left in various areas and cities.  

There’s an application here to our spiritual lives.  When we choose to follow Christ and leave behind an old lifestyle we must do all that we can to remove ties to those old ways.  What are the triggers that linger around and tempt us?  Maybe a subscription to a streaming service that has shows we don’t need to watch.  Maybe the drinks we leave in the fridge just in case we need to loosen up after a stressful day.  Maybe it’s a phone contact we need to delete because those conversations only lead to gossip and slander.  Whatever means the enemy can use to gain a foothold, he will use them.  Israel dealt with many headaches years down the road because they let the enemy live in the land.  Under the Lord’s power, it is our charge to drive the enemy out completely from our lives.  

Question for today:  Are there any areas of my life that I am giving the Devil a foothold in?  How can I close that door completely?  

Pray:  God give me strength today to drive out the enemy.  I want to lessen the opportunities for temptation to win.

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