Don't be afraid of them

Only do not rebel against the LORD, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the LORD is with us. Do not fear them." - Numbers 14v9

So how do we deal with those giants in the land?

All twelve spies agreed that the opposition was great. The only difference was how to deal with it. Caleb's opnion was that there were well able to handle the giants. At one point Caleb said ‘Let’s go! We can beat these guys!’ Later on Joshua said what is quoted above, ‘Don’t rebel against God, these people are ours. They have no protection. Don’t be afraid of them.’

The ten spies only saw the problems. Joshua and Caleb saw the God who is bigger than the problems. Fear controlled the ten spies. Faith controlled Joshua and Caleb.

So we come back to the question. What do we do about giants? When those giant of family problems, finances, illness, persecution, political instability, and natural disasters strike how do we respond?

Are we going to be controlled by fear and mistrust and follow the example of the ten spies or will we follow the faith of Joshua and Caleb.

Twelve men went to spy on Canaan, ten were bad and two were good. What did they see when they spied on Canaan? Some saw the giants big and tall. Some saw grapes in clusters fall. Some saw that God was in it all.

What do we see?