The choice is
really quite simple. It is as simple as
it gets. Trust God and enjoy life or do
not trust him and miss life entirely.
Moses had sent spies to check out the land that God had promised, and
ten of them came back with knee-knocking reports of giants and the
recommendation to forego the whole thing.
Despite what they had seen of God’s provision as He led them out of
Egypt, they could not bring themselves to trust him now. God’s response in Numbers 14:20-24 was pretty
blunt. “Have it your way, but none of
you who doubt me are going to enjoy the Promised Land. Caleb will, because he trusts me.”
I have a
tendency to go the way of the ten who feared.
I have seen God’s provision and His hand of love more times than I can
count, and yet I still fear. I still
doubt. Fortunately, God will help with
our fears and our doubts, too. Where
the ten spies went wrong was in staying in their doubt. When we present our fears and hesitations to
God, He will lead us through them, back to a place of trust.
As the old hymn
says, there really is no way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey. We can only trust if we truly believe God
loves us. If you can only risk this much
faith, at least ask God to help you feel His love and trust Him. He will come through.
Father, I am embarrassed, but You already know
the truth of it, so here goes. I need
help believing Your love for me. I need
help to trust You. I have a sense that
if I could live out of this trust, my life would take off in amazing ways. Help me to trust and obey. In the name of Jesus, my Lord, amen.Copyright © 2013 by Steven R. Perkins
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