26 They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land.
30 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.” 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, “We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.” 32 And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, “The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size. 33 We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.”
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| I read this book some time ago and still regard it as a revealing study in leading God's people. |
Here is a lesson for some would-be promise-seeker in 2011. Let His promises drown out the pessimists, the 'problem-seers." The difference between problem-seers and promise-seekers is vast and wide. They are almost galaxies apart.
Problem-seers are exactly that; they only see the problem. They have sat and thought of every imaginable way to solve their problem on their own and in their own power, but they just can't seem to match up with their obstacles or opposition. They only see the problem. These people argued from a pessimistic position in response to Caleb's promise-seeking perspective. There objection started with "We can't" and went on from there.
Remember that, when you start failing to see your opportunities from the right perspective, you can easily become objectionable, outspoken and obstinate.
Don't let that be you. Take on positive thinking
and see the possibilities that exist beyond the problems that you face.Promise-seeking looks beyond the problem. When you seek the promises of God, you do not simply see problems. You seek His promises. You are aware of His presence and rely upon His power to solve the problems in order to deliver on His promises. God is a problem-solver in order to remain a promise-keeper. The believer's stance should be that of a promise-seeker, benefiting from the blessing of God's unleashed power to solve even the most gigantic of problems.
Caleb saw more than giant-sized occupants of the land. He saw a land promised to God's people by the same God who delivered this very people out of enslavement and hardships. He recognized that the same Almighty God- I AM- had provided for them with safety and supply, even in a wilderness environment. Caleb knew what God was capable of from what he had witnessed.
Outnumbered by nays to yeas? Seek God's promises. Put down for standing up? Seek His promises. Trouble and conflict keep finding their way to you, even in church? Keep seeking His promises. God is faithful. He expects us to be as well.
He rewards the promise-seeker as He proves Himself as a promise-keeper.Grasshoppers get squashed by giants when they fail to:
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