26"Now they departed and came back to Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh; they brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 Then they told him, and said: “We went to the land where you sent us. It truly flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. 28 Nevertheless the people who dwell in the land are strong; the cities are fortified and very large; moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the South; the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan.”
30 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.”
31 But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.” 32 And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature. 33 There we saw the giants[d] (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”
God had a plan for Israel to enter into Canaan, but that didn't happen. In fact they spent the next 40 years wandering through the wilderness.
Is that where you are? In the wilderness trying to figure out what God has for you? I encourage you to pray and ask Him what His will is for you, that you may have walked away from, because of fear. Fear that you couldn't do it, that it's too big of a project. Whatever it is, may we recognize the lies that we believed at one time, and put on the armor of truth, and walk into the promised land with faith in God's promises.
I wrote the following poem several years ago, and have just redone it. May you be blessed in the new year.
THE GIANTS
The giants of the land scared them away.
The men were discouraged by their size and dismayed.
Not having faith enough to enter in;
They allowed the giants to get to them.
The giants are there today too.
As God's promises come into view.
We can't see what He has for us, we can only see them.
As they tower over our hearts and whisper "you'll never win".
The giants can scare you if you see them here;
They can intimidate us and make us shrink back in fear.
Have faith my friends, put God's full armor on.
Stand firm in the Lord, and He'll make you strong.
They disguise themselves in many ways.
Causing us to accuse and condemn others by what they say;
They sneak into the purest of heart;
Unwillingly deceiving them, leaving their mark.
They make us judge others with condemnation.
We justify it, calling it righteous indignation.
While we join the ranks of the scared crowd.
The giants convince us into speaking our fears out loud.
We then wonder why everything falls apart.
While we've self proclaimed our destiny from the start.
Our prayers go unanswered and we don't understand why.
Because one day we saw the giants and believed a lie.
Yet fear not, for in Christ we have all authority.
Saying His name turns them quickly into the minority.
Teaching others to do the same;
Is how the giants will be conquered and be dismayed.
"I give you this land" God said back then;
The Canaanites and Perizites must come to an end.
The giants in our land today as well;
Must all be sent back to the depths of hell.
But in it all, we must be careful to judge with God's mind.
Keeping Him close to our hearts, letting His light continue to shine.
Keeping vengeance and pride far from us here;
And having God's love which casts out all fear.
It's then when the giants will truly be dismayed;
No fear to reach out to their prisoners today.
No fear to rebuke, for it's birthed out of love;
A kingdom of priests restoring the Kingdom to God above.
The devil roams like a roaring lion, seeking whom to devour;
And his giants are working very hard in this final hour.
So hang on to Jesus, so He can help you discern in these days;
For through His name, these giants will go to the grave.
Copyright 2012 Sandra C. Johnson
Not having faith enough to enter in;
They allowed the giants to get to them.
The giants are there today too.
As God's promises come into view.
We can't see what He has for us, we can only see them.
As they tower over our hearts and whisper "you'll never win".
The giants can scare you if you see them here;
They can intimidate us and make us shrink back in fear.
Have faith my friends, put God's full armor on.
Stand firm in the Lord, and He'll make you strong.
They disguise themselves in many ways.
Causing us to accuse and condemn others by what they say;
They sneak into the purest of heart;
Unwillingly deceiving them, leaving their mark.
They make us judge others with condemnation.
We justify it, calling it righteous indignation.
While we join the ranks of the scared crowd.
The giants convince us into speaking our fears out loud.
We then wonder why everything falls apart.
While we've self proclaimed our destiny from the start.
Our prayers go unanswered and we don't understand why.
Because one day we saw the giants and believed a lie.
Yet fear not, for in Christ we have all authority.
Saying His name turns them quickly into the minority.
Teaching others to do the same;
Is how the giants will be conquered and be dismayed.
"I give you this land" God said back then;
The Canaanites and Perizites must come to an end.
The giants in our land today as well;
Must all be sent back to the depths of hell.
But in it all, we must be careful to judge with God's mind.
Keeping Him close to our hearts, letting His light continue to shine.
Keeping vengeance and pride far from us here;
And having God's love which casts out all fear.
It's then when the giants will truly be dismayed;
No fear to reach out to their prisoners today.
No fear to rebuke, for it's birthed out of love;
A kingdom of priests restoring the Kingdom to God above.
The devil roams like a roaring lion, seeking whom to devour;
And his giants are working very hard in this final hour.
So hang on to Jesus, so He can help you discern in these days;
For through His name, these giants will go to the grave.
Copyright 2012 Sandra C. Johnson
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