- And they told him, “We came to the land to which you sent us. It flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. And besides, we saw the descendants of Anak there.” Numbers 13:27-28 – Yes, all that they said was true. The land did have fruit and it was good and it did have strong cities and strong people there. Up to this point nothing was done wrong, just the information given. It’s what the people did with the information that caused the problem. Some believed God was big enough to handle this large enemy. Others though only looked at their own might and began to cause others to doubt God too. We can’t change what’s ahead of us, but we can choose how we react to it. We can either choose to trust God in the face of danger or be the ones instilling fear in others. It’s one thing to not step into your promise land because of your fear, but it’s a whole separate thing to let your fear hold back others from their’s. So don’t only have faith in God for yourself, but also for the ones you have influence on. If you have the power to influence them away from God’s plan you have the power to influence towards it too. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1429
- Numbers 13 – Pastor Mac Daily DEVO So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath. Numbers 13:21 – We have finally stepped into the passage where the 12 spies enter the future promise land to see what it’s all about. What’s hitting me this morning is how doable the journey was for the 12 spies. Yes, the people of Israel spent 40 years in the wilderness during their journey to the promise land, but it wasn’t because it was just that far away. The 12 men were able to get there, visit the land, and return apparently fairly easily. Imagine then being Joshua and Caleb, who had seen the promise land with their own eyes, and they even knew the pathway to get there, yet were told to wait 40 years before seeing it again. I’ll be real with you, it would take a lot for me if I was Joshua or Caleb to not just slip out one afternoon and go taste that milk and honey again for myself since I knew the path to get there. This just shows though the faithfulness to God of these two men. That while yes, they physically could have gone to the promise land by themselves, and they knew even how to do it, they remained with God’s people serving God’s people and setting an example of faithfulness for them. Sometimes we too may have the physically capability to do something, and even the plans of how to do it, but God hasn’t called us to that. We may be able to say something hurtful or may be able to quit, but God hasn’t called us to that. Ability doesn’t always equal God’s directions for you. Faithfulness to the Lord is demonstrated when you possess the ability to be unfaithful but chose to follow Him instead. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2294
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