In contrast to the Book of Joshua, which talks about entering into the Promised Land by faith, the Book of Judges deals with enjoying the Land by faithfulness. The application for us is that we have entered into the Land of our Heavenly inheritance apart from anything we’ve done or haven’t done. We’re received salvation as a free gift of God (Ephesians 2:8). Yet, if we are going to be a people who enjoy our salvation, we must be a people who walk in faithfulness to the Lord. While we enter the Kingdom simply by faith, we enjoy our presence in the Kingdom by our obedience and faithfulness to the Lord and to His Word.

If you’re miserable today, if you feel as though life is a great big disappointment, it could very well be due to an area in your life where you are being disobedient, where you are not being faithful to the things God has shown you and to which He has called you. Take heart, dear saint, you’re at the right place, for the Book of Judges is built on the premise that faithfulness and obedience are not only necessary for victory in the Land, but for enjoyment of the Kingdom.

Although the Israelites were in the Promised Land, pockets of Canaanites were there as well. Consequently, there was still much guerilla activity throughout the land of Israel.

The same is true of us. Our salvation is secure. Jesus won the war when He hung on the Cross and cried victoriously, “It is finished.” But there’s still work for us to do, still pockets of resistance in our flesh.