^{The Twelve Spies}

Well,it was finally time...

    The Promised Land was just ahead. Moses and the Israelites stood at the borders of Canaan. God told Moses to choose one leader from each of the twelve tribes. "Send these men to spy out the land I promised you," God said. So, the twelve spies went to Canaan. When they looked around, they saw “Giant” people. That scared them so much that they wouldn't go in. Then Joshua, one of the spies, stood up with Caleb and shouted, "The Lord is not with them, the Lord is with us! He will give us the land. Do not be afraid of them!" But the Israelites wouldn't listen.

   Then The Lord was very angry with them and He vowed, “Of all those I rescued from Egypt, no one who is twenty years old or older will ever see the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, for they have not obeyed me wholeheartedly. The only exceptions are Caleb and Joshua, for they have wholeheartedly followed the LORD.”

    When the spies returned with mixed reports, the Israelites had to make a choice: follow the advice of the ten spies who said the land was a good land but too scary to enter or follow the advice of Caleb and Joshua who said God would give them the victory as He promised. Because they would not believe His promise, God said they would wander in the wilderness for 40 years. That was one year for every day the spies were in Canaan. The spies explored the land for 40 days and God said the people would wander for 40 years, until the entire generation who refused to trust Him had passed away. Only Joshua and Caleb were spared from this punishment because they had faith and believed God would keep His promise.

    So, the Israelites spent the next 40 years walking, camping, and traveling through the desert. God still took care of them. He gave them food, water, protection, and guidance, but they could not enter the Promised Land.

    We will all have times in our lives where we have to make the choice to let fear win or to let faith win. Choose to let faith win! Put your faith in Jesus, then you will have a different spirit inside you, the Holy Spirit!

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