"When the Lord ..." There are a number of points to note in the first few verses. First is the certainty of God's promise, it is "when", not "if". Secondly, as already mentioned in previous posts, God bringing them in did not mean they were passive. They did not board a coach in order to be driven in. They entered as soldiers not tourists. If we are to receive the things that God has promised us we need to enter the land, we need to do the things that God has told us to do.
You see we are the height of God's creation, we were made to be successful and effective. Sin changed all this, it made us unfruitful, ineffective, and insecure. Part of the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives is to overcome that insecurity. Our faith is active not passive.
Thirdly, the Lord gives them things that they did not work for. We live in a kingdom of abundance. Now I am not talking about any cheap prosperity, but we live in a different kingdom. We are to work for things, there are battles to fight, but God will also give us many things that we have not fought or worked for as well.
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