‘There we saw the giants (the descendants of
Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and
so we were in their sight’ (Numbers 13:33).
How far you go in the journey of life is very dependent on your
perceptions. One major determinant of success is ones perceptions, or ability
to interpret rightly what you see. ‘Your perception about life depends on what you know and what you
know is not all that there is to know so get more knowledge’ (Myles Munroe). ‘The LORD said to Moses, “Send some men to
explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites’ (Numbers
13:2). Considering the statement God made to Moses, you will realize that God
himself was the one giving the land of Canaan to Israel. Consequently, the end
of the matter had already being determined, all they had to do was to be able
to see things through the eyes of God and posses the land in faith.
One may wonder why God commanded Israel to go and spy or explore
the land. God could have just commanded them to go and possess the land
straight away, since He was the one giving it to them. Moses’ words to the
twelve leaders of the tribes that were going to spy the land were, ‘see what
the land is like: whether the people who dwell in it are strong
or weak, few or many; whether the land they dwell in is good
or bad; whether the cities they inhabit are like camps or
strongholds; whether the land is rich or poor; and whether
there are forests there or not. Be of good courage. And bring some of the fruit
of the land” (Numbers 13:18-20).
God is a God of Purpose who creates everyone with a specific
purpose; His words to Jeremiah were, ‘before I formed you… I knew you and I set
you apart for my holy purpose’ (Jer 1:5). However the truth is, the purposes of
God for you do not just drop on to your lap from heaven. God equips you with
all that you need to possess that purpose, in terms of talents or gifts. Your
duty then is to plan and work to possess that destiny with wisdom and faith.
When the spies that went to survey the land came back, the general report about
the land was, ‘it is indeed a bountiful country, a land flowing with milk and
honey. Here is the kind of fruit it produces (a branch with one cluster of
grapes had to be carried between two of them on a pole). But the people living
there are powerful, and their towns are large and fortified. We even saw giants
there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and
that’s what they thought, too’. But Caleb differed in perception; his words
were, “let’s go at once to take the land…we can certainly conquer it!”
All the twelve spies saw the same thing in the land of Canaan
but the difference was in their perception or interpretation of what they saw.
Eleven of them focused on Giants that could not be conquered, but Caleb focused
on a bountiful land that God had given to them. He saw things through the eyes
of God and therefore had the right perception. The eleven saw themselves as
grass hoppers in the presence of the giants, forgetting that, the God they
serve is greater than the giants they saw. They focused on the challenge
instead of focusing on the Almighty God and His promise to them (Numbers
13:27-33).
What you see is determined by what you focus on. What are you
focusing on. Are you focusing on the problems, or God and His promises? The God
you serve is greater than the giants you see. If He has given you the land,
then know that you can surely posses it, come what may. Has He promised and
failed anyone before? NO, He is a faithful God. It is not in your time that
God’s faithfulness is going to change. Arise!!! With obedience, faith and
wisdom you will possess your promised land. Remember the just shall live by
faith not by sight.
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