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Don’t Wait, Part Three: Focus on the Promise

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In parts one and two of this series, I shared some details about the journey of the children of Israel from Egypt as they approached Canaan.  If you missed either part, I encourage to go back and read them. 

In Numbers 14:1-4, the Israelites decided it would have been better if they had just died in Egypt or even in the wilderness than to continue the journey to their Promised Land.  They were even prepared to select a new leader and head back.  Keep in mind, they had witnessed God supernaturally save them.  He moved beyond the laws of nature and held the Red Sea back just so they could walk on dry ground. 

As they were headed to their Promised Land, they found out there were giants living in Canaan—on the land God had promised to them—and they were afraid.  Those giants were nothing but distractions to get the people to focus on the challenges instead of the blessings that God promised.  Did you get that?  They focused on the giants instead of focusing on the promise from God.

I have experienced some moments when there were obstacles in the way of what God promised to me.  I knew what God said, I just couldn’t figure out how to get to the manifestation.  (That’s its own entrée, how to move from the promise to the manifestation.) 

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Don’t Wait, Part One: Grasshopper Thinking

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Sisters, how you think is just as important as what you think.  If your thoughts are shaped from fear, apathy, anger, or even hate, the choices you make will not manifest blessings.  They will lead you away from what God has promised.  You’ll find yourself spinning your wheels but actually getting nowhere.  So, let’s look at a Biblical example of this very thing: the children of Israel as they leave Egypt and head toward Canaan, the Promised Land. 

God rescued them from Pharaoh and the Egyptians in miraculous fashion.  And as they were on the way to Canaan, Moses sent spies to scope it out.  The spies made it to Canaan and found that, among the things that God had promised, there were giants occupying the land.  Two of the spies (Joshua and Caleb) came back with a good report.  In Numbers 13:30, Caleb said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.” 

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What Do You See?

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The Bible is full of the promises of God.  It’s a love story; the evidence of just how much God loves us.  Think about the many times God has delivered you, made a way, healed your body, provided for you—He has manifested His greatness on your behalf time and time again.  So, what happens when you’ve prayed to God, but there is a delay in the manifestation of the answer, the promise?  Think about the promises that God has made to you.  Actually write a few down on paper.  (I really do want you to write them down.)  I have two questions for you.

  1. Can you see them, spiritually? 
  2. Have you really claimed them?

We’ve heard many times the account of the children of Israel as God delivered them from the hand of the Egyptians.  If not, we’ve at least seen “The Ten Commandments” or the “Prince of Egypt.”  God chose Moses to lead His people out of Egypt.  And God moved in dramatic fashion on behalf of His people.  Can you imagine crossing the Red Sea on dry ground? 

But here’s the thing; God wasn’t just taking them from Egypt.  He was leading them to Canaan.  Sometimes we’re so happy to get out of a situation that we stop before we even reach the purpose of being delivered.  God hasn’t delivered you so that you can stop moving forward in your spiritual walk with Him.  God promised the Israelites that they would enter the Promised Land, a land of milk and honey.  You have a Promised Land too.  Think about that for a moment.  Your Promised Land is the destiny for which you were created to fulfill.  There is a place of manifestation of the promises of God for your life.  Can you see it?

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Five Smooth Stones and a Sling

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Sometimes the giants that we face seem insurmountable. The storms of life are raging all around us and it may feel like we cannot face the challenges ahead for any number of reasons. But the truth of the matter is that we may simply have to face the giants and fight for our promises. We have to rely on the Holy Spirit and quit allowing the enemy to beat us up time and time again.

In I Samuel 17, Saul and the army of Israel were standing on one side of a mountain ready to face the Philistines, who were standing on the other side. Only a valley was separating them. They were prepared for battle.

Enter Goliath. He was 9 feet and 9 inches tall. He had on a bronze helmet, and he was covered in armor. He even had bronze armor covering his legs and carried a bronze javelin between his shoulders. His armor weighed between 175-200 lbs. The head of his spear weighed 20-25 lbs. And he even had a man running in front of him carrying a shield the size of a grown man. Let’s face it, this was no ordinary foe! Goliath presented an enormous challenge.

(v. 8) Then he stood and cried out to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.”

Goliath challenged the men of Israel to a representative battle. That meant they would fight one on one. The winner’s side would prevail over the army of the loser. Goliath was very arrogant, too; he believed that no one could beat him. And he issued his challenge for 40 days!! Every day he flaunted his size and his strength. Isn’t that just like the enemy? Giants of fear and worry, of depression and anger and doubt – they taunt us day and night to cause us to focus on the problem instead of the ultimate solution—God. Sometimes the giant is a person; other times it’s a circumstance.

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