Facing the Giants

Numbers 13:30 says, “Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.”

Observation: Numbers 13 is one of those passages this is full of suspense, drama, action, and giants! God had promised Abraham that his people would possess a land that he would give them. It took several generations but eventually, through the leadership of Moses, they came upon the land. Moses sent out 12 spies, one from each tribe, to scope it out. They all agreed that it was a beautiful land with all the good stuff they needed. But 10 of the spies said, “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit. But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there. The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan.” There be Giants in this land!

Caleb then says, whatever! God promised it so let’s go take it. If we go on to read Joshua we see the many battles necessary to take the land, but it was done as God said.

Application: Facing the Giants was a movie released a few years ago. It’s the story of a team who faces impossible odds but with faith and determination, succeeds and wins a title game. We will face a giant or two every day! It depends on how you move forward with it. The same concept plays out with David and Goliath. Little man, big giant, little man wins because of faith and determination.

So what has God promised you? And what Giants are in the way today? How will you respond to your giants…like the 10 other spies or like Joshua and Caleb?

Prayer: God, give me the strength to face my giants today, this week, this year.