Every time we move forward in God we must reaffirm our life, our position in Christ, the Lamb of God. All progress proceeds from our oneness with Him. When we first receive Christ we have all there is of God. But if we are to gain our inheritance, then that which was given us in the beginning must be developed. It must be worked out. Otherwise it remains stunted or is finally aborted.

It is possible to begin in Christ and then to be cut from the Vine.

It is possible to begin in Christ and finally ascend the throne of the creation.

The Israelites were facing Jericho and the first major battle of the invasion of their land of promise. Therefore the original convocation, the Passover, had to be observed.

The ceasing of the manna is of great significance. The Lord used the daily manna to teach the Israelites humility, continual dependence on God for their survival. The daily manna illustrated that man does not live by natural bread alone but by the Word that keeps proceeding from the mouth of God.

But now the soldiers began to eat the produce of the land of promise.

The day after the Passover, that very day, they ate some of the produce of the land: unleavened bread and roasted grain. The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate of the produce of Canaan. (Joshua 5:11,12—NIV)

We are close to the brink of Jordan today. The two thousand years of Church history have brought us to this place. We are to move forward, as God directs, to the total destruction of the enemy. Perhaps we are going to need a change of diet, food stronger than that to which we have been accustomed, in order to stand in the cataclysmic confrontations with evil that are facing us.

Our spiritual food has been as manna to this point, but now we are to eat the flesh of Christ and drink His blood. The body and blood of Christ are the Kingdom of God, the resurrection and the life, our salvation, the spiritual strength by which we will stand during the age of moral horrors we are entering.

If one would comprehend the plan of redemption he must understand that God's intention, from the time the covering cherub said "I will," is to rid His creation of all rebellion and sin.

"Seventy ‘sevens'  are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy."  (Daniel 9:24—NIV)

To finish transgression.

To put an end to sin.

To atone for wickedness.

To bring in everlasting righteousness.

To seal up vision and prophecy.

To anoint the most holy.

After having made an atonement for wickedness God is going to put an end to sin.

Think of this and hold firmly to it: God is going to put an end to sin!

To be continued.