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“And they told him [Moses] and said, We came unto the land….and surely it floweth with milk and honey. …And Caleb… said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
…But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. And they brought up an evil report of the land” (Numbers 13:27, 30-32).
Lately I have been thinking a lot about the term “perspective.” How do you view the things that come into your daily life? There is our natural perspective and then there is God’s view. The story in this chapter is a good example to show us two views. The Lord had brought the children of Israel out of Egypt with wonderful might and power. Now He has brought them to the boundary of the promised land. The twelve spies have searched out the land, and truly it was a wonderful, bountiful place. There were enemies to conquer, but God had proven Himself to them already.
But the spies were divided ten against two in the matter. What happened to God’s perspective in the discussion? Man’s fear overruled and the heavenly view was lost. How do we react in our everyday lives; can we see and trust from God’s perspective? He has set the stars in place and created the universe we live in. If He clearly asks us to go forward in a matter in our lives, surely we can trust His perspective and counsel.
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