Deuteronomy chapter 7

The Lord your God brought you to the land where you are going to possess it, and drove out many nations from before you, namely, Hittites, Gaza, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. The peoples of these seven countries are stronger than you. When the Lord your God delivers them to you for slaughter, you must completely destroy them. Thou shalt not make a covenant with them, nor have pity on them. Don't marry them. Do not marry your daughter to their son, and do not let your son marry their daughter; For he will turn your son away from following the Lord and serve other gods, so that the anger of the Lord will burn against you and destroy you quickly. But this is what you will do to them: tear down their altars, smash their statues, cut down their puppets and burn their carved idols with fire. For you are a holy people to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you as his own people from all the peoples of the earth. (Deuteronomy 7: 1-6 and KJV)

1. God promised to give the land of Canaan to the Israelites and lead them to leave Egypt as a land of slavery. After a terrible wilderness, they are about to enter the land of Canaan, but there were originally seven ethnic groups living in Canaan. If the Israelites want to enter the land of Canaan and inherit the inheritance given by God, they must kill all seven families in Canaan. Otherwise, the seven families in Canaan will not let the Israelites enter, and the Israelites will not be able to inherit the property. In front of seven Canaanites who are stronger than Israel, Israel must rely on God's promise and confidence to defeat and kill the Canaanites and inherit the land. In the face of the powerful seven Canaanites, either kill them and destroy them by faith; Or lose to them, be oppressed by them, become their slaves and serve their idols. But God promised to be with Israel. As long as the Israelites look to God and rely on him, they will destroy seven families in Canaan and inherit their inheritance.

2. What God said to Israel is also said to us. The seven families in Canaan are all kinds of desires and ideas that live in our bodies, such as fame, status, money, interests, self-esteem, ideas, experience and so on. They have always occupied our hearts and become the masters of our lives. But God saved us from sin through the salvation of the cross Jesus and led us to rest in the promised land. Therefore, God asks us to kill all seven families in our hearts, so that we can really enjoy rest in Jesus without their influence. St Matthew 1 1:28 All who work hard and bear heavy burdens can come to me, and I will give you rest. If we can't kill all kinds of selfish desires and thoughts in our hearts with faith, our souls can't enjoy the rest given by God, but will be captured by all kinds of thoughts and desires, serving the desires of the body and becoming slaves of body thoughts. Thank God for leading us through the church, overcoming all kinds of physical thoughts, enjoying God's rest in God's grace, serving God, and giving glory to God.