Only two of the spies, Joshua and Caleb came with a report that they can indeed conquer and possess the land. The other ten spies came back with the report that they would not be able to conquer the land and that they seemed like grasshoppers in their own eyes. What a great difference in perspective on the very same situation!
Numbers 13:30-33
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.” But the men who had gone up with him said, “We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.” 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. 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.”
What makes Joshua and Caleb press forward in faith while the other ten spies shrink back in fear and are unable to take hold of their destiny and promises of God?
Numbers 14: 24 But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.
Revelations 12:11 gives us keys on how to be an overcomer and triumph over the enemy who constantly belittles and undermines us and wants to rob, steal and destroy our destiny in God. Revelations 12:11
They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
Joshua and Caleb fixed their eyes on God and had complete trust and faith that God would take them to the promised land as He had promised. Given we are people of the new covenant, how much more faith we should have in Jesus Christ who has overcome the enemy by His victory on the cross by the shedding of His innocent blood! The second thing is that Joshua and Caleb did not speak negatively and their confession was in line with their belief. The third key was that Joshua and Caleb were bold and realised God was in control and did not fear for their lives.
How do you see yourself in comparison to the challenges and obstacles in front of you? Do you feel like a grasshopper like the ten spies did or is your attitude like that of an overcomer like Joshua and Caleb? Let's not give in to the tactics of the enemy who constantly undermines and intimidates us to make us feel like grasshoppers. We are more than conquerors through Christ and we are not alone in the battles of life we face as Christ is right with us! Let's confess God's truth and promises and know that God has a plan, purpose and destiny for us and He is in control. Choosing to give in means embracing stagnancy and limiting ourselves while choosing to fight the battle means that we embrace and possess all that God has for us like Joshua and Caleb did!
