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Joshua 11-20

The earth is the Lord's. That's one of the themes of my reading this year. This is God's world. And God cares for His people. The world is Hs to divide up and give to His people as He sees fit. He comes and hands out Canaan, His special land to Israel, His special people. He has every right to do that.

And since we live in God's world we have nothing to fear right? Well, nothing except ourselves, our sin, our failure. There is a city of refuge. The law is serious and it's breakers must hide from the wrath they deserve. Christ is our refuge. Our sin is serious, and we must take shelter from the wrath to come. What a Gospel! Where the offended party provides a place to be safe! We can be safe to day in Christ, from God's wrath. Safe from temptation. safe from trials Safe from doubt. Safe from despair. Hallelujah!