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Sovereignty Of God
Over The World

As I have been reading the Book of Revelation again, I have been struck by the sovereignty of God. You can hardly turn a page in the Book of Revelation without being reminded that God is in control. In every way, on every level, in every circumstance, God is in total control, and His enemies are helpless before Him. No beast, no antichrist, no harlot can wrestle power from the Almighty. Jesus is and always will be King of kings and Lord of lords.

Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. [Josh. 1:3]

In the above verse, God told Joshua that He had already given him the land. Before Joshua even set foot on it [except as a spy], it was his. Some of the most demonized nations [people who had totally sold themselves out to Satan through vile sexual practices, child sacrifice, etc.] of the ancient world lived there. Didn't matter. The land belonged to God, and He had the power to give it to whomever He wanted. It didn't matter what it looked like to the physical eye; the land was God's, and He gave it to the children of Israel [of Joshua's day] according to His promise. God is in total control.

Canaan: Heaven Or The World?

In times past, people have viewed Canaan as a type of heaven. This is an incorrect application. People died in Canaan who survived the wilderness, and people sinned in Canaan - when we get to heaven, sin and death are gone forever. Canaan is, instead, a type of the world. God giving Canaan to the Israelites is an example, or a "first fruits," of what Christ would redeem on the cross. Because of Christ's victory on the cross, God has given Him the world.

Ask it of Me, and I will certainly give the nations as Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth as Your possession. Ps. 2:8, NASB

Through Christ, we, who are His children, also have been given the world. It belongs to God, and He gives it to whomever He wants. The sovereign God has chosen to give the world [as originally intended through Adam] to His people through Jesus Christ. It is God's world, God's choice. But God does not give it to us on a silver platter. We have to take it and hold it against opposition.

The first time the Israelites came to the Promised Land, they failed to go in. In the sovereignty of God, it had been given to them, but they had failed to have faith in the promise of God. They had failed to believe in the sovereignty of God. They believed instead Satan's claim that the land was his and he was not going to let them have it. Satan is a liar, and he is good at it. We must stand on the Word of God.

The Sovereignty Of God In Our World

We look around the world today, and we see Satan's lies. He yells at us, "It's mine! You can't have it!" Do we believe him, or do we believe in the sovereignty of God? Who are we going to believe?

Joshua had to fight for every square inch of land and hold it against counterattack, but it was his from the beginning. As long as he believed in the sovereignty of God, that it was his by Divine declaration, he would win. There would be dark days, but the victory was assured - as long as he didn't cave into Satan's lies.

In your personal world [land], do you believe in the sovereign God or the lies of Satan? As you look around the world today, who are you believing? God has given it to His Church through the Blood of Jesus Christ. He gave it... do we believe Him? Are we turning back into the wilderness, or are we marching forward despite the opposition and screaming lies of Satan? Who do we believe? Who is really in control? The answer to that will determine our victory or defeat as Christians and the victory or defeat of the Church. He has given it to you... you decide whether to take it or not [through the Blood and power of Jesus Christ, of course].

Our world is in the shape it is in with sexual perversion, the murder of children and older people, and the mutilation of confused people being culturally acceptable because the Church has surrendered the land that God promised it. The enemy had a long-term plan, and we retreated before him. The only way to regain the land is to trust in God's sovereignty and stand for righteousness in every area of life. Darkness can never defeat light, but light can be turned off.

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