What he saw captivated his thoughts. It was lush. Fertile. Beautiful. And it was
all theirs! Moses said to the men around
him,
“Now I know what God meant when He said,
‘I’m bringing you into a land flowing with milk and honey.’”
He was getting older, but his strength got a second wind as
he thought about how God was fulfilling the promises made to him back in
Egypt. Hope surged in his heart even
though there appeared to be walled cities and some formidable opponents. Surely
these things could be no greater of a challenge than Pharaoh and his minions.
Moses could hardly wait for the men to get back whom he had sent into the land
for a firsthand look.
“There they are!” someone shouted as the twelve came up a
trail. They didn’t appear to be very
excited as Moses asked for a status report.
“We cannot go! The people are
too big! The cities are too strong. We
would be better off back in Egypt.”
All the people began to moan, but Moses noticed that
Jephunneh’s son and Nun’s son were shaking their heads. “Caleb and Joshua,”
Moses asked, “what did you boys see?”
“Let us go up at once and take possession, for we
are well able to overcome it…Do not fear the people, for the Lord is with us!”
(Numbers 13:30,
14:9)
That answer proved to be a very key moment in the history of
Israel, and in the lessons God deals with his people. It turns out that how we relate to circumstances
is based on how much we really believe God is with us, and that nothing is
impossible for Him. What Caleb and
Joshua saw and felt inwardly affected their hope, which in turn affected their
destiny. This is true today. Let us look
with eyes of faith-filled hope.
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