Land of Giants

“They gave Moses this account: ‘We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is the fruit. But the people who live there are powerful and the cities are fortified and very large…’ 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…The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good. If the LORD is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us.’” Numbers 13:27, 14:7, 8.

There are two attitudes of faith in this passage – one of trust and the other of fear. One attitude is the focus on the promise and the other is the focus on the circumstances. Both attitudes saw the advantages and blessings (the fruit) but one was willing to forego the blessings to avoid the challenging circumstances.

We all will pass through our individual land of giants and fortified walls that will challenge us and even frighten us. We will face circumstances that will threaten our faith and dismantle our security. I have just passed through my own valley of giants and explored the landscape recognizing the thorns and the fruit. It was a land flowing with milk and honey when I focused on the LORD. Like Caleb, I had to silence the voices in my mind that shouted out the challenges of the circumstances and attempted to redirect my focus off of the LORD.

Our Father will lead us into the land at His choosing and will show us the blessings that will emerge after taking possession of that season. Only through placing our lives in His hands and viewing the horizon from His vantage point, will we be able to truly take possession of our land of giants.

Will we conquer our promised land with the fruit of faith or will we experience the folly of fear?