Nums 13

Nums 13

“And Caleb stilled the people before Moses and said, Let us go up at once and possess it. For we are well able to overcome it” (Numbers 13:30).

Hey gang! We are halfway through the week and mostly through the conference. It has been a tremendous blessing!!! We have had so much fun, but more importantly, the Lord has spoken to both of us a lot. Continue to pray for us, as we are being equipped and look to come back better youth leaders.

Anywho (Anywho is not a real word), let us dig into the text. Most of you are familiar with this story. The Lord calls Israel to enter Canaan and overcome it. Now, if you have ever read the book of Joshua you know that Israel wipes out anything in the way making Sherman’s March look like the Macy’s parade compared to the awesome devastation they delivered. Yet Israel was still scared. Their God had delivered them from the world empire and they were frightened!!! Let us look why.

Realistically speaking Israel had good reason to be scared. They have no trained soldiers. They had no home or walls to run to. They were just people taking over Canaan. Countries with no armies avoid war. The difference is, Israel had God and the promises of God.

What about for us. Has Jesus ever told you to do something and it just did not make sense? What promises of God do we hold onto? I think of 1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has taken you but what is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but with the temptation also will make a way to escape, so that you may be able to bear it. “ God will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able. You may be going through tough times right now however He will always make an escape. You can have complete faith in Him! Look for Jesus in trials. Find Him, escape, claw, grip, push, run, endure. Do whatever it takes to follow Jesus.

Look at the faith of Caleb. He believed that Jesus would take of the rest. He tells them that “We are well able to overcome it.” Romans 8:37 tells us, “But in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” I love that. I do not know what it means entirely. How do you more than conquer something? That would be like going to play a sport and more than beating the other team. This is the power of our Lord. We see forty-years later that Israel would enter Canaan and devastate it. God has given us the power to more than conquer.

Maybe you feel a slave to certain sins in your life. Maybe you feel a slave to certain situations. Maybe a slave to people. Maybe a slave to your own desires. The world would call these giants. I encourage you, lean on Jesus. Grow. Take the next step you need to take in your spiritual walk. Become more than a conqueror in Jesus.