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Point Of No Return

One of the things revealed in the Scriptures below is that there is a Point Of No Return. There comes a time when there is no escape, no retreat; we move on, or we die.

Joshua 1:2: "Moses, My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan..."

Joshua 3:15-16: "...and the feet of the priests who bore the ark dipped in the edge of the water [for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the whole time of harvest], that the waters which came down from upstream stood still, and rose in a heap very far away..."

Moses was a great man, used mightily by God. Now he was dead; it was time to move on to new things. No matter how great [or terrible] the past was, we cannot live there. We can build on a Godly legacy from the past, but we must continue to build. We appreciate the past accomplishments of others, but if we try to live on them, we will stagnate. Canaan was the land of God's promise, God's inheritance. The wilderness had fantastic miracles and provisions, but that was not an inheritance. God did not intend for them to live in the wilderness. He had something better in mind. If they had sat on the edge of the Jordan River remembering "the good old days," they never would have reached what God had for them.

If we are going to reach everything God has for us as individuals, families, nations, etc., we must be willing to leave the past behind. We must be willing to follow God's appointed Joshua into new frontiers, new challenges, and, yes, new problems. The rewards will be great, but we must reach the Point Of No Return.

Point Of No Return

Now, we come to the Point Of No Return. God miraculously parted the Jordan so they could enter Canaan, but once those flood waters closed behind them, there was no return, no retreat. They were 100% committed to the cause. It was a do-or-die situation. Individual battles could be retreated from, but the war could not. One of the most well-defended cities in Canaan stood before them. Hordes of demonized armies with iron chariots to battle their foot soldiers were not far away. This was an impossible mission, but now they had no choice but to trust God and move forward.

As Christians, we must have the same 100% commitment to God. We cannot flirt with the world and hope to inherit all God has for us. We must be 100% committed to Him in our hearts and actions. In our pursuit of God and our inheritance in Him, we can have no Plan B, no retreat, no "if it doesn't work out..." Those who "deconvert" had a plan B. When things did not work out as they liked or the pressure became too great, they had a retreat plan. Individual plans and goals may [and probably should] have Plan B's and C's, for we do not understand the Will of God perfectly, nor do we know the future. In that, we must be flexible. But there can be no turning back when it comes to our commitment to God and the expansion of His Kingdom here and now on earth.

Four Mandatory Points Of Victory

For any movement [Christianity, communism, humanism, Islam, etc.] to have long-term success, its followers must be wholly committed to four main foundational beliefs.

1. They must believe they possess ultimate truth [the righteousness of their cause]. They have to think they are right. As the Bible says, "...the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind." James 1:6, NIV. This is a reason why Christian apologetics is essential. It helps Christians to know that Christianity is reasonable, logical and fits the known facts.

2. They must have confidence in their cause.

3. They must believe that in the long run, they will win on earth [optimism]. The dispensational belief that Jesus is returning on a rescue mission because the world will get worse and worse undermines the confidence Christians must have to possess the land God has given them. This pessimistic theory is evil, although many sincere Christians hold to it.

4. They must have a binding, comprehensive law system. God has given us such a law system in the Bible, but many Christians have been duped into thinking that God's Law doesn't apply today.

Other religions have been successful because their followers have believed and acted on these points. Christians have believed point one [The Word of God], but have often wavered on points 2-4. Then they wonder why their lives/families/nations are not progressing according to God's plan. It does not help when Christian leaders undercut points 2-4 and discourage the general body of Christ. Best-selling "Christian" books rip apart point 3. We must know that all four points are valid and apply only to Christianity. Ultimately all other religious systems will fail because none of the four points really apply to them. They have a false confidence. We are the ones that ought to be succeeding. And we will when we reach the Point Of No Return - when we are committed to all four points and jettison the false teaching that has crept into Christianity..

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