VICTORIOUS LIVING IN CHRIST

VICTORIOUS LIVING IN CHRIST      JOSHUA 23:9-13 "For the Lord has driven out from before you great and strong nations; and as for you, no man has been able to withstand you to this day.     One man of you shall put to flight a thousand, for it is the Lord your God Who fights for you, as He promised you.     Be very watchful of yourselves, therefore, to [a]love the Lord your God" (AMP)    "God has driven out superpower nations before you. And up to now, no one has been able to stand up to you. Think of it—one of you, single-handedly, putting a thousand on the run! Because God is God, your God. Because he fights for you, just as he promised you.  11-13 "Now, vigilantly guard your souls: Love God, your God. Because if you wander off and start taking up with these remaining nations still among you (intermarry, say, and have other dealings with them), know for certain that God, your God, will not get rid of these nations for you. They'll be nothing but trouble to you—horsewhips on your backs and sand in your eyes—until you're the ones who will be driven out of this good land that God, your God, has given you"(THE MESSAGE)    Everything depended on whether or not Israel would continue to be faithful to the covenant. Joshua's words do not conceal his apprehension. Seven times he refers to the idolatrous nations still left in Canaan. He knew the snare they would be to Israel, and he therefore prescribed three safeguards. First, there must be brave adherence to God's word (Josh. 23:6). Second, there must be a vigilantly continued separation from the Canaanite nations (Josh. 23:7). Finally, there must be a cleaving to the Lord with real and fervent love (Josh. 23:8-11)   There is always the danger of God's children following pagan (hindu) practices in the name of culture and tradition.Perhaps this is an important reason why we Catholics do not receive the full blessings of God.We remain in bondage as witnessed by our miserable life style when compared with other christians.We should remember that we have been separated by God and that we have to be faithful and obedient to his Word.Therefore let us stand on the Word of God and all the promses of God will come true in our life.We  will be victorious in God our Saviour.     itfhrp khjk; 24k; jpfjp tpRthr jpd jpahdk; flTspd; fsQ;rpaj;jpypUe;J jpdKk; ngWk; thf;FWjpfs; rp.vr;.];gH[d;   xUtNu ngUk;ghd;ikahdtH         cq;fspy; xUtd; Mapuk; Ngiuj; Juj;Jthd;. cq;fs; Njtdhfpa fHj;jH cq;fSf;Fr; nrhd;dgb> mtHjhNk cq;fSf;fhf Aj;jk;gz;ZfpwhH (NahR.23:10). kdpjiu Vd; vz;ZfpwPHfs;? giftupd; gf;fk; Mapuk; NgH ,Ue;J> flTNshL xUtH kl;Lk; ,Ue;jhYk; flTs; gf;fk; ,Ug;gtHfisg; ngUk;ghd;ikapduhff; fUjyhk;. fpjpNahd; fz;Lgpbj;jJNghy kdpjupy; ekf;F cjtp nra;fpwthfisf; flTs; Njitf;F mjpfkhdtHfshff; fUjyhk;. jkf;F cjtp nra;a te;jtHfs; njhifiaf; Fiwj;J> jk; Mw;wiy mjpfg;gLj;JKd; fpjpNahd; xd;Wk; nra;aKbahj epiyapy; ,Ue;jhH. mdhy; flTspd; Nrid xUNghJk; Njitf;Ff; Fiwthdjha; ,Ug;gjpy;iy. flTs; XH ,dj;ij cUthf;f epidj;jNghJ Mgpufhik kl;LNk mioj;J> mtiu MrPHtjpj;jhH. ngUikAld; ,Ue;j ghHNthid ntd;W mlf;Ftjw;F ngupa giliag; gad;gLj;jtpy;iy. NkhNriaAk; MNuhidAk; cgNahfpj;jhH. nka;awpthHe;jtHfs; rpyH ,ij xUtNu nra;Ak; Copak; vd;fpwhHfs;. mjpfhupfSf;Ff; fPo; nray;gLk; gapw;rp ngw;w Copaf;fhuiutpl ,g;gbg;gl;ltHfisNa Mz;ltH mjpfk; cgNahfpj;jpUf;fpwhH. rpk;Nrhd; ntl;b tPo;j;jpdtHfistpl mjpfkhdtHfis ,];uNtyH ntl;b tPo;j;jpdhHfsh? rTYk; mtH gil tPuUk; Mapuk; Ngiuf; nfhd;whHfs;. jhtPNjh gjpdhapuk; Ngiuf; nfhd;whH. flTs; vjpupfSf;Fr; rhjf epiy nfhLj;jhYk; mtHfis mopj;Jtplyhk;. ekf;F ek;gpf;if ,Ue;jhy; flTs; ek; gf;fk; ,Ug;ghH. giftH gf;fk; Vuhskhd NgH ,Ue;jhYk; ekf;F vd;d ? xU Nka;g;gdpd; eha; ngupa Ml;L ke;ijNaNa Xl;br;nry;yf;$Lk;! vd; rNfhjuNu> Mz;ltH ck;ik mDg;gpdhy; mtH Mw;wy; mtH nja;tPff; Fwpf;Nfhis epiwNtw;wp Kbf;Fk;. Mifahy; ,e;j thf;FWjpia ek;gp ijupak; cs;stHfsha; ,Uq;fs;.