Seed for Oct 17

To continue the analogy, the children of Israel (wilderness Christians) did not possess their inheritance until they changed their mentality about their enemies who currrently held their land. They had to embrace the necessity of driving our and/or destroying 31 different nations before they had rest upon the promised land. There was an aggressive commitment to overthrowing the enemies of their rest and their blessing. Perhaps this could be likened to renewing the mind; but certainly it should be compared with the idea of taking up our cross daily to follow him...to acknowledge that unless we bury ourselves into Him, we will draw upon selfish motives for our living; and life in the flesh CANNOT please the Father, and DOES not inherit the blessing. Interesting thoughts. Thanks for provoking them. Grace and peace, Dana