There failed not aught of any good thing the Lord had spoken

“There failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.” - Joshua 21v45

The task was accomplished! The land had been conquered and divided. Israel was in possession of all that God had promised them. God had not failed in one single thing that He had promised.

However, there were some unconquered areas of the land. How can these two things be reconciled? How can God said He gave them all He promised and there still be unconquered regions?

The answer is simple. The people failed, God did not. God fulfilled His promise, He accomplished all that He said He would do. Where there was failure it was on the part of the people for not doing what God had told them to do. God did all He said, but they did not have faith or the willingness to see the thing through on their part.

The same is true for us. We are God’s children. He has promised us great things. We can have a spirit-filled walk. We can walk in victory. We can faithfully serve Him. We need have no besetting sin. What keeps us from all of this? Not God, for in our lives He has not failed us. The problem is us. As Israel left parts of the land unconquered so we often leave areas of our lives unconquered. And, like Israel, these areas are going to cause us problems.

When there is no victory in our lives it is not God’s fault. It is ours alone.