Introduction

  • Genesis 12:7 – God promises the land to Abraham.
  • Genesis 13:17; 15:18; 17:8 – God continues to repeat the promise.
  • Exodus 3:8 – It was time for the land promise to be fulfilled.
  • Exodus 12:25
  • Numbers 13:1-2, 17-24 – Moses sends men to spy out the land.
  • Numbers 13:25-29 – The spies give a discouraging report.

Courage to trust in God’s way

  • Numbers 13:30 – Caleb spoke up with courage!
  • Numbers 13:31-33
  • Numbers 14:6-9 – Caleb and Joshua were willing to trust in God. God had said it, so that settled it!
  • God’s way is always the right way!
  • Hebrews 13:4 – This temptation may seem unconquerable, but we must trust in God!
  • Proverbs 29:25 – Courage comes from trust in the Lord.

Courage to stand in the minority, when even brethren are weak

  • Numbers 13:31
  • Caleb and Joshua had to stand even against their brethren.
  • Numbers 14:1-10
  • Isaiah 40:8, 23-24, 28-31
  • Acts 20:28-30

Courage to know God controls the future

  • Numbers 14:28-30
  • Romans 4:17 – See Genesis 17:5. God spoke of the future in the past tense!
  • Joshua 21:43
  • I Timothy 1:8-11 – Are we willing to stand by what the Lord says about homosexuality?
  • The future does not belong to the giants of today. It belongs to God.
  • Numbers 1:45-46