Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we will surely overcome it.” But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are too strong for us.”
In the above passage we have the two different reports that the spies gave out after visiting the land. Two spies (Caleb and Joshua) saw nothing but big grapes and big possibilities. The other ten spies say nothing but big giants and big failures. Two were looking at the problem through the eyes of God and ten were looking at the problem through the eyes of men. Two through they eyes of faith; ten through the eyes of the flesh. We ought to learn this lesson fast and quick in our walk with God, but we don't. We tend to all look at problems through the eyes of the flesh. We forget that if you have big grapes you will produce big giants. With great blessings comes a great struggle. Peter walked on water ... but, don't forget there was a giant storm that night. David slew Goliath ... but, don't forget he was a giant and no one was willing to face him except a little lad who had faith. Great blessings come from a life of deep faith. We ought not to see the struggles but rather the strength we have in Christ. Don't diminish the blessings we can have because the burden seems too large to carry. Believing in God's Word and that He will fulfill His promises allows us to see great things and to eat the big grapes of life.
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