Today, quickly, surely.

How pleasant it is to receive refreshing words from God to start the day. When I spend time at His presence today, God gave me a beautiful verse to behold. It says,

"Listen, O Israel! Today you are about to cross the Jordan River to take over the land belonging to nations much greater and more powerful than you."

It is in Deuteronomy 9:1. How He simplifies the day, the task before us, or the challenge ahead of us! And it is a word for today.

When we read the following verse, we will understand the enemies they were going to face when they crossed the Jordan. The Bible calls them Anakite giants, who were strong and tall. They were famously known for the phrase that describes them:

"Who can stand up to the Anakites?" (Verse 2)

But God decided to make one more move for the Israelites, to move them closer to reaching the promised land. He went ahead of them like a devouring fire. God decided to subdue people who were much stronger than Israel, showing how the Israelites would conquer them. Verse 3 says:

"You will quickly conquer them and drive them out, just as the Lord has promised."

I love the words today and quickly in the verses that God gave us this day.

Hey friend, if something ahead of you—between you and your Canaan—is too big for you to subdue, God is subduing it for you. God is going ahead of you. Let us be like Joshua and declare as he declared. Joshua said in Joshua 3:9:

"Come and listen to what the Lord your God says. Today you will know that the living God is among you. He will surely drive out the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Girgashites, and Jebusites ahead of you."

Let us be like Joshua and believe that God will do it today, quickly, and surely for us.

Dear God, thank You for Your wonderful, refreshing word You gave us to start the day. We believe that today is our day. We believe that we will conquer quickly. And we believe You are doing it for sure. We claim the victory in Jesus’ name.

In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.