Caleb ...said..
"Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it."
Then the men who had gone up with him said,
"We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are." So they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land...
Numbers 13:30-32 ESV
Two views of the future.
One saw nothing but the giants in the land.
The barriers.
The negatives.
And poisoned the thinking of the people.
Are you letting your fears dictate your future?
Or are you going to believe Caleb?
Caleb knew he was not alone, that Yahweh was in this. He wasn't unrealistic about what might be ahead, but the barriers, the negatives, did not need to determine the people's future.
Don't let the fear of the "giants" determine your future.
Find a Caleb
Be a Caleb for someone else
And step into what God has for you.
Yes the giants were still there. But they can be overcome.
Who is with you?
Yahweh.
Jehovah
#with
#choose
#trust
...four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus... Mark 2:3-4 NLT Great account of inventiveness and determination to get their friend to see Jesus. Love this. Do you wonder about the back story? Are these the same 4 people who bring this man food? Take him to the toilet every day. Clean him up. Does he live with one of them? Are they family? Are there whole families or groups of people in the background who have supported and cared for this man? A group of children who grew up seeing their parents love in action? Probably. Healing Help Hope These things are found in community. These 4 guys are the heroes here. The upfront people. One day it will be interesting to see who the background heroes are. #loveinaction #community #inthistogether #walkingeachotherhome #gospelofmark
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