Whose report will you listen to?
Greatness is not determined by attendance, offerings, or size of the facilities. Greatness is determined by believing the promises of God. Whose report will you believe
Ten spies saw themselves as grasshoppers. They saw the enemy as giants and they did not see God at all. They retreated in fear.
- Fear outweighed the blessing of the fruit that they saw.
- Fear measures obstacles and challenges against our own strength and resources instead of focusing on God’s power and resources.
- In their fear they fell into the trap of thinking that it all depended on them, and failed to rely on God.
- Fear takes your eyes off the promise and off of God. They should have seen the giants as grasshoppers in the eyes of God.
The important question is not, “How big is the problem” or “How big am I” but “How big is my God?”
How can 12 people who walk the same path see, smell, touch, and taste the same thing and have a different report. One is based on a promise by faith and the other based on works. Faith sees an obstacle as an opportunity to receive God’s promise. Fear sees an obstacle as a roadblock to God’s promise. Fear originates from a works mentality.
One report was a report of courage, hope, and of complete dependency upon God. The other report was a report of fear and not believing God’s promises. Instead of relying on the promises of God, instead of believing God, they chose the message of despair and doubt. We need to have the faith like Caleb and Joshua and believe God even when outnumbered. God is looking for some Caleb’s and Joshua’s who will truly trust God even when the odds are against them. Who will be faithful to the end and who will stand up for the truth and will not run away from it?