Drive Out the Inhabitants
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Deuteronomy 7:1–6 (KJV)
1 When the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
2 And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
4 For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
5 But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.
6 For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
2 Corinthians 6:14–18 (KJV)
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Devotional
Israel’s greatest mistake wasn’t lacking strength—it was lacking obedience. When they grew strong enough to drive out the Canaanites, they chose compromise instead, making them servants rather than removing them entirely. ⚔️
God’s instructions weren’t suggestions. He knew those inhabitants would introduce idolatry and derail their destiny.
What are you tolerating that God told you to eliminate? That toxic relationship, that compromising habit, that unforgiveness you’ve dressed up as “boundaries”—these are the inhabitants in your promised land.
You cannot possess your full inheritance while cohabitating with what God condemned. Deliverance isn’t just about God breaking chains; it’s about you refusing to pick them back up. ⛓️
Stop keeping the name tags of your former identity. You’re not an “ex-anything.” You’re a child of the Most High God. ✨
What needs to be driven out today?
Deuteronomy 7:1–6 (KJV)
1 When the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
2 And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
4 For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
5 But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.
6 For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
2 Corinthians 6:14–18 (KJV)
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Devotional
Israel’s greatest mistake wasn’t lacking strength—it was lacking obedience. When they grew strong enough to drive out the Canaanites, they chose compromise instead, making them servants rather than removing them entirely. ⚔️
God’s instructions weren’t suggestions. He knew those inhabitants would introduce idolatry and derail their destiny.
What are you tolerating that God told you to eliminate? That toxic relationship, that compromising habit, that unforgiveness you’ve dressed up as “boundaries”—these are the inhabitants in your promised land.
You cannot possess your full inheritance while cohabitating with what God condemned. Deliverance isn’t just about God breaking chains; it’s about you refusing to pick them back up. ⛓️
Stop keeping the name tags of your former identity. You’re not an “ex-anything.” You’re a child of the Most High God. ✨
What needs to be driven out today?
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