September 11 2016 Seeing Through The Eyes Of Faith
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SEEING THROUGH THE EYES OF FAITH
Numbers 13:17-33
TWO WAYS TO SEE THINGS
I. Notice what happens when we allow fear to dominate our lives.
A) We misunderstand what God can do.
- Verses 28-29 – But the people who live there are powerful. The cities are fortified and very large. The Amalekites, the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites (all giants) live there.
- Lesson The longer you look at a problem, the bigger it gets.
B) They underestimate what God can do.
- Verse 33 – We felt like grasshoppers before them, they were so tall.
- Lesson: Problems rarely defeat us it’s our perspective that defeats.
C) The results of fear:
- Discouragement.
a) 14:1 – Then all the people began weeping aloud and they carried on all night long.
2. Discontented.
a) 14:2 – Their voices rose in a great chorus of complaint against Moses and Aaron.
3. There was a desire to return to the old.
a) 14:3 – Let’s get out of here and return to Egypt, they shouted.
II. We need to see what happens when faith dominates our life.
A) Verse 30 – But Caleb reassured the people as they stood before Moses, “Let us go up at once and possess it,” he said, “for we are well able to conquer it.”
- Ephesians 1:18
- Examples of Spiritual sight.
Genesis 21 – Hagar
Luke 24 – Disciples on Emmaus Road
2 Kings – Elisha’s servant
Genesis 13 – Abraham
3. Spiritual eyes see opportunities, not obstacles.
III. We see the decision of the future here.
A) Kadesh means place of decision.
CONCLUSION: Moses could lead the people to Kadesh, but he couldn’t make the decision for them.
He didn’t bring us out this far to bring us back again.
He brought us out to bring us into the Promised Land.
He didn’t bring us out this far to bring us back again.
He brought us out to bring us into the Promised Land.
Though there be giants in the land,
We will not be afraid.
He brought us out to bring us into the Promised Land.
