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When Giants
Become our Bread
If we look forward with the spirit of Caleb and Joshua, to “claim the territory” of our inheritance, then the very giants who loom so large will become “our bread.”
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Those who follow the Lord with their whole heart are
aligned with God’s victorious nature! Faith always gives a good report, because
faith sees what God sees — the victory! When we see through the challenges to
the victory, it causes us to persevere until we possess the promise. Faith
doesn’t minimize the difficulties of our circumstances, but it also refuses to
focus on them. Faith’s focus is, rather, on God, who is mighty in battle and
always causes us to triumph!
by
Debra Neybert, Training Specialist
Heartbeat
International
“But My servant Caleb, because he has a different
spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land into which he
went, and his descendants shall possess it.” ~ Numbers 14:24 (Amplified Bible)
The other two spies, Joshua and Caleb, had
a different report In particular, Caleb states the following:
“If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into
this land and give it to us, a land flowing with milk and honey. Only do not
rebel against the Lord, neither fear the people of the land, for they are bread
for us. Their defense and the shadow [of protection] is removed from over them,
but the Lord is with us. Fear them not.” (Number 14:8-9, Amplified Bible)
We, like Caleb, continually face giants — both
internally and externally.
Even in recent
days, decisions have been made in our land that would seem overwhelming and
might cause us to wonder, “Will we
overcome the giants and fortified cities?”
If we look forward with the spirit of Caleb
and Joshua, to “claim the territory”
of our inheritance, then the very giants who loom so large will become “our bread.”
Caleb had “a different spirit” about him.
Those who follow the Lord with their whole
heart are aligned with God’s victorious nature!
The idea of a “different spirit” also denotes one who pauses or has a second
thought. In other words, Caleb chose his response wisely.
Faith always gives a good report, because
faith sees what God sees — the victory!
When we see through the challenges to the
victory, it causes us to persevere until we possess the promise.
In reference to
Moses, the scripture says, “By faith he
left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who
is invisible.” (Hebrews
11:27)
Caleb saw past the fortified cities and
giants to Him who is invisible!
Faith doesn’t minimize the difficulties of
our circumstances, but it also refuses to focus on them.
Faith’s focus is, rather, on God, who is
mighty in battle and always causes us to triumph!
The Lord eventually brought Caleb into his
Promised Land, but it wasn’t until 45 years later.
He patiently waited, as did Joshua, for the
generation who remained in unbelief to die in the wilderness.
When it came time
for him to possess his inheritance, he said to Joshua, “give me this mountain” (see Joshua 14:12!).
There were giants on that mountain!
But Caleb obtained his inheritance, not
only for himself, but for his descendants too!
Never give up!
Perhaps you have been waiting a long time
to fully possess your Promised Land and giants are blocking your view of Him
who is invisible.
Our difficulties are really opportunities
for God to show Himself strong on your behalf!
In reality, those giants who stand before
us were disarmed at the Cross and in the Resurrection.
May we, like Caleb, see — through eyes of faith — the giants as our bread, as we enter into our Promised Land!
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