The opposition that leads to possession !

Wednesday June 30, 2021

The opposition that leads to possession !

Deuteronomy 2.30 and 31 - But Sihon, king of Heshbon, would not let us pass to him. For the Lord your God has made his spirit unyielding and hardened his heart to deliver it into your hand, as you see it today. The Lord said to me : "Look, I am now handing over Sihon and his land to you."

Let's start by setting the context for this passage. The people of Israel, led by Moses, are preparing to enter the Promised Land and must pass through some already occupied countries. The Lord allows them to pass through the lands of other peoples without conflict, but when they arrive to pass through the territory of the King of Hesbon, they face opposition. They have to cross to get to the Promised Land, but cannot cross without conflicts.

I am sure that Moses and the people of Israel would have preferred to pass peacefully without opposition. Yet the passage says that it was the Eternal Himself who hardened the heart of King Sihon and caused this opposition. The attack and the fight that follows is not something pleasant, but God allowed it for a reason : it is in order to deliver this land to the people of Israel and give them possession. To do this, the Lord made the spirit of Sihon inflexible.

God allows oppositions and conflicts to arise in our lives because he wants to give us possession of something. He wants to give us the victory so that we can seize the inheritance available in Christ. He wants to give us possession of different territories in our lives and our thoughts which are occupied by the enemy or by our false reasoning.

There is undoubtedly a trial, a conflict, an opposition right now in your life. Surely you wish that this challenge or opposition did not arise, or that it could go away. You may have even prayed several times for the Lord to remove this opposition. But listen to the Word of the Lord who says : "Look, I am now delivering this opposition and his country to you."

The opposition will come after you and you will have to fight, but the Lord will hand them over completely to you and give you complete victory, as He did for the people of Israel. Do not be discouraged in the face of opposition, confront it with the Lord to obtain the possession he has for you.

Source (Ezekiel 37 Ministries)