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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 1 of 5
Numbers 13:27-33; Numbers 14:1-10
Twelve scouts had set out: one for each tribe. Initially there was no distinction between them. But the forty days’ journey put the men to the test (the number 40 in the Bible always speaks of testing). And on their return each one shows what was in his heart. The result? Ten are unbelieving; two only, Joshua and Caleb, have confidence in God. Faith knows the Lord and assesses circumstances from His viewpoint; unbelief on the other hand measures them by human dimensions and is checked by visible obstacles. The giants, sons of Anak, were not imaginary, neither were the high walls. But the men’s fault was to take account of their own limitations and to be taken up with what their enemies thought of them (v. 33). They should have looked to the LORD. Joshua and Caleb are not ashamed to declare their faith before everybody. They value the prize of the promised inheritance and urge their brethren to take possession of it. Is this not a fine example! Let us be found among those who recommend "the land" rather than among those who discourage souls from following Jesus!
Not to agree with others is always difficult and sometimes dangerous. The two men avoid being stoned by the people (v. 10), but they have God on their side.
