Thursday, October 13, 2005
13/Oct/2005
Moses choose twelve leaders, one from each tribe of the Israelites, to be sent as spies to spy on Canaan, a land God has promised the Israelites. They were asked to gather information on the land. The spies reached a place in Canaan, Valley of Eshcol. They cut off a branch bearing a cluster of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole between them, along with some pomegrants and figs. After the end of forty days, they returned from exploring the land.
The spies came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community. There they reported to them and showed the fruit of the land. They said that the land is flowing with milk and honey but the inhabitants there are big and powerful. Caleb and Joshua(Two of the twelve spies) slienced them them and said that the Israelites should go to Canaan and take possesion of it. The rest of the spies said that they cannot attack them for they are stronger than the Israelites.
The reason why the ten spies are too afraid to take possesion of Canaan because, they forgotten that God has promised the Israelites the land and instead kept on thinking about the odds that are stacked against them. True, the inhabitants of Canaan are big and powerful but what can be bigger than God. If God has promised something, he will sure keep to his word.
Obsticals may come our way and hinder our lives. But that should not hinder our beliefs in God. A runner will not give in a middle of a race just because there is an obstical, he will jump over the obstical. What is different of that and our lives is, God will lift u up and cross that obstical that you are facing. He will be there in the beggining of the race, the middle of the race and at the end of the race. Trust in the Him to help you get over your obsticals.
How often have we stepped right up to the edge of God's fulness, only to draw back because of unbelief? Are you there right now? Press on, despite the giants. God will give you all the ground you place your feet upon.Peaceout.
"So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief. Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it." (Heb 3:19-4:1)
2:50 PM, & i live by faith and not by sight for you
