The Sole of Your Foot

When Joshua and the people of Israel entered the land they were given a promise:

…cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel. Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you…

Joshua 1:2-3

As we enter in to experience all that the Father has for us in the heavenlies, that is true for us as well. We grow spiritually as we realise and possess more of our inheritance. As you receive something in the Father’s house it is yours…forever. That’s how we lay up treasure in heaven. Moth and rust cannot diminish what is ours there. In fact nothing can. Every place on which the sole of your foot treads he has given to you. We should reach out to possess more of what is ours...

 Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me…

1 Chronicles 4:9

...but also remember what we have already been given. We have an accumulating store of life-transforming resources, always at hand and available. It may be possible that we feel as though we have little yet possess much already, because of what has gone before. Yes, we should seek to enlarge our borders, but sometimes it is good to survey our borders and appreciate what the Lord has done in our life already.

For us men, it is a temptation to go to the hardware store for that new and absolutely essential tool to tackle the latest fix-it job on our list. The truth is, that often this may be unnecessary. We might be able to get along alright if we just looked in our toolbox. Jesus said that we should store up for ourselves treasure in heaven because you and I really do have the ability to store things there. Are we feeling defeated and ill-equipped? Do we feel like we haven't been given something fresh to tackle the new problem that just arose? We might be surprised to find that we already have the answer. Remember. Take a trip back through your spiritual experience. What have you received of the Lord? All of those things were life-changing and powerful when you received them. They are no less potent today. You have much more at your disposal that you thought! Perhaps today's problem might be less trouble than you thought.

And this perspective does not take away from our desire to experience more and receive fresh revelation and resources from our Father. It means that we value each new gift as immensely precious. Each spiritual blessing that we take hold of in the heavenlies is an eternal possession. This realm is no consumer society, with everything designed to be thrown away two days after the warranty expires. Think about the way that people used to value the hand-made treasures of the "good-old-days". Things were made well; made to last. All of our Father's good gifts are of flawless quality and they will last eternally. There is abundant variety and rich supply of fresh spiritual blessings whenever we approach the throne to ask for more. The Father lavishes his grace on us and we are truly blessed.