How to Ruthlessly Pursue Holiness in a World Full of Temptations Girlfriends in God See All Devotionals Dr. David Kyle Foster Mastering Life Ministries Director 2021 11 Feb In Deuteronomy 7, as they enter the Promised Land, God tells the Israelites that He will drive out “seven nations that are larger and stronger”. He promises to overthrow those nations provided the Israelites defeat them, revealing the partnership that God calls us to – our obedience, dependence, and faith coupled with His divine power. God cautions the Israelites to make no treaty with the enemies in the land, to destroy them totally, and to show them no mercy.