Each One has a Place

Joshua 18

Have you ever thought man, “Where do I belong?” A lot of you may be starting school today or have already and sometimes that can be hard. You are wondering about friends and where do you belong. In this chapter of Joshua we read about the tribes of Joseph taking their land and now we move on to the others. There are 7 tribes left that need to take their land and Joshua takes the people that are left and says, “How long will you wait to take possession of your land?” God has already given them the land they need to stop being lazy and grab it. 

To help with that process he sends out 3 men from the 7 tribes and has them take notes on the land. When they return they will cast lots and whoever receives the lot that will be the land. The first lot that was cast went to the tribe of Benjamin . 

Our Place Today

God has given us an inheritance and he already did the work. Jesus died on the cross and rose again for salvation. We have it but how long are we going to be lazy. Take hold of the place you have and live it with no reserves. Hebrews 12:1 tells us to throw all the dead wait away. Paul said more than once to run this race and to not look back. Sometimes as Christians it is hard to see where we belong in this world. Either the world looks at us funny and conservative or we don’t understand all the time why we can’t do certain things. 

Right now you are in a place called school or learning. Some of you may be home schooled, some may go to private school, and some may go to public school. Each one is at that place for a reason and instead of being lazy, take advantage of the opportunities that God has given you. Be a light and share that Jesus is real and alive. That he died for them and so their can be forgiveness of sin.  It is so easy to make excuses and say, “If I only was there or had that.” Grab what you have and run with it for the glory of the Lord.