[part 2]
A Message from Joshua and Caleb
Joshua and Caleb saw scary things and trusted God, encouraging the Israelites to believe God's promises: "Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome" (v. 30).
The other ten spies saw scary things and doubted God (v. 31-33): "We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we." They said they saw giants "and we were like grasshoppers in sight ..."
That lack of faith spread like an infection through the entire congregation of Israelites, who promptly forgot all the miracles they had seen and doubted the nature of God - plus had the nerve to try to stone Joshua and Caleb!
Throughout human history, God has communicated His promises to us repeatedly, but we still demand "proof." It is our fallen nature to doubt, to hold off from trusting until we see everything in place in a way that makes us feel comfortable. Of course, that is not trusting. That is saying, God, You are not whom You say You are.
Today, if you are more like the ten spies than Joshua and Caleb, you may feel like a "grasshopper" facing a giant. All you need to do is trust. It is as simple as that.
Enter your promised land - your daily walk with God and wherever He takes you - and watch God bless you!
