Entering Canaan
Moses My servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel.
JOSHUA 1.2
Moses wasn’t able to lead Israel into Canaan. It took Joshua to do that. This isn’t an incidental matter. Moses is remembered primarily as the one who brought God’s Law to the people. The name “Joshua” is the Hebrew equivalent of the name “Jesus.”
When God told Joshua that Moses was dead and that he was to lead the people across the Jordan into Canaan, His instructions convey an important message for us today. We will never experience the abundant life our Father wants us to know by following religious rules. Moses, who represents the rules-keeping system, is dead to us and us to him. Our leader is Joshua (Jesus). He alone is our guide into the awesome life God has given us.
Moses is dead. Don’t try to build your lifestyle around religious rules. The grace walk is a journey with Jesus. He will lead you from a lifestyle of struggling to get to where you want to be to the place of entering in by faith in Him alone.
