Have you read the history of Joshua? As soon as the children of Israel got into the land, they were warned not to forget God, for if they did, they would be worse off than they were in Egypt, where they had the river, for they would have no rain. I am sorry to say, I have seen many who have accepted the standing, but who have then given up the state in keeping with it, saying that it was impracticable, and who have thus perished “off the good land,” rather, have lost the blessings of the standing. They have no rain—no present ministration from. God; there is nothing so painful to the Spirit of God as your not accepting your standing. I refer you to the third of Hebrews for this, He calls it there “the day of provocation,” What was that? That they would not go up to their standing—they would not take possession of the good land.