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Numbers 13:30
In Numbers 13, the children of Israel had come to Kadesh Barnea, the border of the Promised Land. Moses sent out 12 spies to check out the land. Ten of them came back with a bad report, saying, “The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great statures. There we saw the giants; and we are like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight” (Num 13:32-33).
U must always remember tt there are always “giants” in our life. The greater the level you soar, the bigger the devil. Paul says that the life of faith is a good fight (1 Tim 6:12). It is “good” because when we put our trust in the Lord, we will win at the end of every bout. But still, to win in life, you must be willing to fight. There is no greater fear than fear itself. There is a difference between the fear of the Lord and phobia. Godly fear is reverence toward God, the desire to please Him and cautiousness not to displease Him in any way. This is a good fear that leads to wisdom and faith.
On the other hand, a phobia is a crippling and horrifying dread. Phobias lead to worry, anxiety and paranoia. Fear of men, circumstances and evil spirit paralyze you from possessing you dream. God says, “Fear not, for I am with you.” (Is 43:5)
Without faith, the children of Israel spiralled downward into widespread panic and hysteria when they heard about giants in the Promised Land. The first thought that came into their mind was, “Let us select a leader and return to Egypt” (Num 14:4). Whenever there was trouble, they wanted to go back. They may have gotten out of Egypt but Egypt had not gotten out of them.
The word “Egypt” in Hebrew means to be hemmed in, or to be limited. The Israelites came out of the harsh bondage of Egypt where their lives, dreams, future and opportunities were severely limited. God broke those shackles of limitations and gave them freedom. But mentally, their thought pattern was still one of doubt and fear. Wat happen den in the end? They “limited the Holy One of Israel” (Ps 78:41). Apart from Joshua and Caleb, that entire generation of doubters didn’t enter the Promised Land.
Faith puts no limit on God, and God puts no limit on faith. Remember, God “is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us” (Eph 3:20). The moment you succeed in breaking a limitation in your mind, there is no question whatsoever that God can follow through and make that thought a reality in your life.
U all will notice tt this sharing look a bit familiar if u follow my daily devotion here… Yes n Amen tt our God is limitless, thus He is always able to show great abundance n miracles to us and tt we will be able to glorified His works on Earth n share it to other… If u keeps on believing in the wonderful n magnificent n all powerful God, u can always be able to put ur trust in God, n He will always be able to bless u back abundantly according to ur faith in Him… Ur mindset is impt and it is also a determinant of ur ability to perform… So dun let the “giants” in our lives limit us not let us falls back to our comfort zone “Egypt”, but let us cast on all our faith in Jesus who will prepare greater n better things for us all…