Exodus 23:29-30 (NASBStr)
I will not drive them out before you in a single year, that the land may not become desolate and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. I will drive them out before you little by little, until you become fruitful and take possession of the land.
The above verse illustrates a very important principle in life that God follows and expects us to follow. The principle of gradual victory is important to see and observe in life. God could have (it was within His power to do so) driven all the inhabitants from the land of Canaan out any time He wanted to. He could have done it in a day ... in a mere breath. If He would have done so the nation of Israel would not have had any resistance from evil men and not have fallen into allegiance with some of the inhabitants of the land. But, IF God would have done so, another enemy would have overtaken the land; wild animals. God wanted them to take the land little by little and thus have the rest of the land being taking care of by the Canaanites. The very enemy God would want the nation of Israel to destroy would be caretakers for the land while God was giving it into the hand of His people. But, the other reason God did not simply "give" them the land is because God wanted them to trust Him for each step that they took. God does not give us instant victory over things in our lives. He wants us to trust Him for each inch we are given. Simply giving us victory would cause us to develop an entitlement and a sense that we deserved something. In our Christian walk God wants us to seek Him to overcome the enemy of sin in our lives. He doesn't always just remove the sin. He wants us to come to Him in faith and He gives us victory upon victory based upon that faith. Read Romans 7 and Paul's own struggle with sin to see this. God can and might give us victory instantly over some sins in our lives. But, others He may want us to see the power of every day faith.
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