The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Joshua 2:24,
"The Lord has surely given the whole land into our hands; all the people are melting in fear because of us."
This is the report from the second espionage mission into the promised land. What a difference! The first report from the 10 spies was, "We can't attack those people; they are stronger than we are." What made the difference?
The first report was forty years earlier when the Lord asked Israel to go in and take the land. Twelve spies were sent and ten came back with the negative report. The inhabitants were big and well-fortified. At that time Caleb and Joshua had a different perspective, "We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it."
Why did Caleb and Joshua have the different perspective of assured victory, as well as the spies from the second mission? Faith. The ten spies from the first group saw the challenge of the mission only from their perspective. A perspective that did not include the involvement of the One who sent them to take the land. Caleb, Joshua and the spies from the second mission saw it differently. As Caleb and Joshua said to the Israelites after the first mission, "Do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will swallow them up. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us. Do not be afraid of them." Numbers 14:9. As we see how the story unfolds in the book of Joshua, faith brought the accurate perspective.
"There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord. The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord." Proverbs 21:30-31.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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