SURVEY
Today's reading: Joshua 16-18

"Select three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to survey the unconquered territory. They will return to me with a written report of their proposed divisions of the inheritance." Joshua 18:4 NLT

Survey-to examine as to condition, situation or value; to appraise; to view or consider comprehensively; to inspect.

If God were to give you a writing assignment, it might look just like the one He assigned the children of Israel.

Maybe the title of the journal page for the day might be, 'What Satan Has That is Mine...'

You and I both know there are areas of our lives that still are not truly our own. Let's re-phrase that, they are truly not handed over to God.

Acres of unrest.

Forests of foul habits that steal time and leave us emptier than before.

Parcels of pettiness.

Hectares of doubt.

Square miles of fear.

What would you write about? Might you jot down a few dreams of what life might look like once you've taken possession, moved in, settled?

God asked the children of Israel to write down what they saw when they visited those places. The places He had already bequeathed to them. Their land.

What did their report look like?

Did it spur them on to attack and retrieve what was rightly theirs? Did it open their eyes to what they were missing out on? Did their reports, put down in black and white, or ink and parchment in their instance, boost their morale and stir up desire in their hearts? Did it make them fighting mad to think someone else was holding on to what was rightfully theirs?

Might your report do the same?