Drive out and Displace

Drive Out and Displace

"In earlier times the Horites had lived at Mount Seir, but they were driven out and displaced by the descendants of Esau. In a similar way the peoples in Canaan were driven from the land that the LORD had assigned to Israel." (Deut. 2:12 NLT)

This scripture shows us a vital principle for receiving the inheritance God has assigned to His people: something must be driven out and displaced before possession can happen.

The Horites, a race of giants, once lived in Mount Seir. But when God gave that land to Esau, they were driven out and displaced—and the sons of Esau took possession. Likewise, Israel had to drive out and displace the people of Canaan in order to take possession of the promised land.

The same applies to us today. The order has not changed: drive out and displace. But how do we do this now? Not with physical weapons, but with the power of our words. By the words of our mouth, we drive out and displace, and by the same words we take possession.

Jesus said: "Receive this truth: Whatever you forbid on earth will be considered to be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be considered to be released in heaven" (Matt. 18:18 TPT).

To receive this truth is to believe that only what heaven accepts should be accepted in your life. And how do we enforce it?

"We have the same Spirit of faith that is described in the Scriptures when it says: ‘First I believed, then I spoke in faith.’ So we also first believe, then speak in faith" (2 Cor. 4:13 TPT).

That is the pattern: Believe. Speak. Possess.

Have a fruitful day,
(Dr.) Emmanuel Okoro
(aka Dr. Lift)

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