"And they reported to him and said, we came to the land where you sent us, and indeed it is flowing with milk and honey; and this is its fruit.
But the people that live in the land are fierce, and the cities are walled up, very great. And also we have seen the children of Anak there.
Numbers 13:27-28 (NKJV)
Things that are true are just that, true. Two plus two equals four, even though whatever you are counting may be different than what someone else is counting. Adding two of one thing to two more of that thing is always four. It would be foolish to spend time debating if two plus two of one thing is the same as two plus two of something else, and then acting as though the sum of two plus two is not always four. We just need to take the truth we know and make use of it in our life.
In the Old Testament, God led Israel to the Promised Land. God told His people about all of the great things that would be there in the land for them, and He said that He would be with them and help them. But, when the people who were sent to look over the land came back with their report, they did not just agree with God that this was their promised land, they talked about the natural challenges and really disagreed with God saying they could not take the land. Those people basically said that what God said was true, but it would not work for them.
God never said our life would be easy, or even fair, but God has told us in His Word that He is with us, we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us, God will supply everything we need, and that the Holy Spirit will lead and guide us. Our attitude should never be that, "Yes what God said is true, but ...". Instead of focusing on the challenges and problems in life, we need to keep our focus on God's Word and make sure that it is our standard of truth, realizing that no matter what may happen in life, God and His Word will never fail us!
But the people that live in the land are fierce, and the cities are walled up, very great. And also we have seen the children of Anak there.
Numbers 13:27-28 (NKJV)
Things that are true are just that, true. Two plus two equals four, even though whatever you are counting may be different than what someone else is counting. Adding two of one thing to two more of that thing is always four. It would be foolish to spend time debating if two plus two of one thing is the same as two plus two of something else, and then acting as though the sum of two plus two is not always four. We just need to take the truth we know and make use of it in our life.
In the Old Testament, God led Israel to the Promised Land. God told His people about all of the great things that would be there in the land for them, and He said that He would be with them and help them. But, when the people who were sent to look over the land came back with their report, they did not just agree with God that this was their promised land, they talked about the natural challenges and really disagreed with God saying they could not take the land. Those people basically said that what God said was true, but it would not work for them.
God never said our life would be easy, or even fair, but God has told us in His Word that He is with us, we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us, God will supply everything we need, and that the Holy Spirit will lead and guide us. Our attitude should never be that, "Yes what God said is true, but ...". Instead of focusing on the challenges and problems in life, we need to keep our focus on God's Word and make sure that it is our standard of truth, realizing that no matter what may happen in life, God and His Word will never fail us!
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