We Know Better Than God

“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in just seven years.” ~ Mark Twain

“You Were Unwilling to Go Up”

“You grumbled in your tents and said, “The LORD hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us. Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt in fear.

They say, ‘The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.’ ”” (Deuteronomy 1:27–28 NIV11)

Israel stands on the verge of the Promised Land because of God’s great love for the people and their ancestors.

“Then I said to you, “Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them “Then I said to you, “Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, and in the wilderness.

There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.”” (Deuteronomy 1:29–31 NIV11)

“The People Are Stronger Than We Are”

We are limited by time and our experience of it – God is not.

The people were focused on the supposed giants rather than on the giant killer.

Facing Giants

The question is not, “will we face giants The question is not, “will we face giants?” but rather, “how will we face giants?”

God is both good enough and powerful enough to handle any challenges that arise.