Numbers 13:30. “And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, ‘Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.’” WE ARE ABLE. Pomegranates, figs and a cluster of grapes large enough to be borne by two men. Surely this is the land where we want to be, that God had promised we’d own.
Why then not step up, and with faith in our God, make a move to claim what is ours. The problem is men, who can’t trust in the Lord; they fall down captivated by fears.
One man steps up, and with voice full and clear, and stops those voices afraid. “Let us go up at once and possess it,” everyone there heard what he said. But Caleb’s lone voice could not stop other men, who brought such an evil report. From the edge of the land, they would have to turn back, from blessings they then did depart.
How sad to see what didn’t have to be, if we God’s people only believed. The promises of God are “Yea and Amen”, when we act on what God already said. He has shown many times and in various ways, He is able to deliver His own. The enemies around are not able to stop what God has decreed from the throne.
The saints of this day, like those in the past, have experienced deliverance from sin. When we move forward in faith, and possess what is before, we are truly honoring Him. God likes to be trusted, He has never yet failed, and will never forsake those who are His. They may look like giants, those worldly foes, but in those who obey Him, He is pleased.
May I like Caleb, and Joshua too; not like those who only see what is bad. Get my eye on the prize, and look over foes; and go claim what God has prepared. There will always be giants, and cities with walls, but our God is greater than all. To possess our possessions; make what God promised my own, is acting on God’s sovereign will.
“The land is before us here Father; there are souls who are listening, and some who are wanting salvation. May the two of us be able to bear a cluster of grapes back to Thee and present some precious souls to Thee as evidence that we believe Thy promises. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”