Week Four

Week Four Memory Verse

So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to
give their ancestors, and they took possession of it
and settled there. The Lord gave them rest on every
side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors.
Not one of their enemies withstood them; the Lord gave
all their enemies into their hands. Not one of all the Lord's
good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.
- Joshua 21:43-45

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Scripture Memory Challenge: Week 4

Congratulations! You're on the home stretch of the Glory Days Scripture Memory Challenge. You've memorized three scriptures already. Remind yourself of those scriptures every now and then to keep them close to your heart.

Here's your final week of the challenge.

This week we'll be memorizing a long one, but you can do it! This passage reminds us that God's promises are true, and he is faithful.

So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there. The Lord gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the Lord gave all their enemies into their hands. Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled. - Joshua 21:43-45

What sweeping statements!

“The Lord gave . . . all the land.”
“The Lord gave them rest.”
“Not a man of all their enemies stood against them.”
“All came to pass.”

Winter chill gave way to springtime thaw, and a new season was born.

Perhaps you need a new season as well. You don’t need to cross the Jordan River, but you need to get through the week. You aren’t facing Jericho, but you are facing rejection or heartache. Canaanites don’t stalk you, but disease, discouragement, danger? Rampant. You wonder if you have what it takes to face tomorrow.

Sometimes the challenge is just too much. You want to keep up. You try. It’s not that you don’t. You just run out of fight. Life has a way of taking the life out of us.

The book of Joshua is in the Bible for such seasons. It dares us to believe our best days are ahead of us. God has a Promised Land for us to take.

The Promised Land was the third stop on the Hebrews’ iconic itinerary. Their pilgrimage began in Egypt, continued through the wilderness, and concluded in Canaan. Each land represents a different condition of life. Geography is theology. In Egypt the Hebrews were enslaved to Pharaoh.

In the wilderness they were free from Pharaoh but still enslaved to fear. They refused to enter the Promised Land and languished in the desert. Only in Canaan did they discover victory. Egypt, the wilderness, and Canaan. Slaves to Pharaoh, slaves to fear, and, finally, people of the promise.

We too have traveled this itinerary. Egypt represents our days before salvation. We were in bondage to sin. We wore the leg irons of guilt and death. But then came our Deliverer, Jesus Christ. By his grace and in his power, we crossed the Red Sea. He liberated us from the old life and offered a brand-new life in Canaan.

Our Promised Land isn’t a physical territory; it is a spiritual reality. It’s not real estate but a real state of the heart and mind.

Canaan is a life defined by grace, refined by challenge, and aligned with a heavenly call. In God’s plan, in God’s land, we win more often than we lose, forgive as quickly as we are offended, and give as abundantly as we receive. We serve out of our giftedness and delight in our assignments. We may stumble, but we do not collapse.

We may struggle, but we defy despair. We boast only in Christ, trust only in God, lean wholly on his power. We enjoy abundant fruit and increasing faith.

God invites us to enter Canaan. There is only one condition. We must turn our backs on the wilderness.

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"If you began to live the Promised Land life, how would you be different? Do you sense a disconnect between the promises of the Bible and the reality of your life? Jesus offers abundant joy. Yet you live with oppressive grief. The Epistles speak of grace. You shoulder such guilt. We are “more than conquerors” (Rom. 8:37) yet are commonly conquered by temptations or weaknesses.

Think about the Christian you want to be. What qualities do you want to have?" ~ Max

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