“There are Christians who take their place on this side of Jordan — that is to say, on this side of the power of death and resurrection, applied to the soul by the Spirit of God. The place in which they settle is not Egypt; it is beyond the Red Sea, outside Egypt, but not across the Jordan in Canaan. It is a land they have chosen for their cattle and their possessions; they establish their children and their wives there. It is not Joshua who conquered that land; it is not the place of testimony to the power of the Spirit of God — that Canaan which is beyond Jordan. The power of resurrection life takes all strength from Satan: ‘He who is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.’ In our earthly life, the flesh being in us, we are exposed to the power of the enemy, though Christ’s grace is sufficient for us, His strength made perfect in weakness, but the creature has no strength against Satan. But if death is become our shelter, causing us to die unto all that would give Satan an advantage over us, what can he do? Can he tempt one who is dead, or overcome one who, having died, is alive again? But, if this be true, it is also necessary to realize it practically” (J.N. Darby, adapted). May this issue help each of us to live practically on the Canaan side of the Jordan.