POINT OF VIEW
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord,
Its hard to believe its been so long ago... in the mid 1970's my uncle Frank went to Colorado on a bowhunt for elk in Northwest Colorado. No guide, no horses... just him and a couple of friends. They had never done it before, but they took a chance. They came back with amazing stories of bull elk on the mountain... and three bull elk.
When he got home Uncle Frank called my dad and told him about the abundance of elk on the mountain. It was so good, the next year my dad began hunting there as well and over the next 35 years my brother joined him and eventually I did as well. Soon we were guiding elk in the area.
Uncle frank is in his 90s now and I talked to him a few days ago, we talked about the stories of chasing elk on that mountain. Any fear he had of going up that mountain the first time, he overcame it, and he was blessed because of it
In Numbers chapters 13-14 we read where God promised the land of Canaan to the Israelites. Moses sent twelve men, one from each tribe, into Canaan to spy and come back with a report. They were to determine if the land was good or bad, if the cities were fortified, and they were told to bring back samples of the fruit.
After 40 days all twelve men returned with figs, pomegranates, and grape clusters so big they had to be carried on a pole by two men. However, ten of the twelve men returned with a bad report. From their point of view the people were too strong, the cities were too fortified and the people were too big. But, Joshua and Caleb, two of the twelve, came back with a good report. From their point of view God would enable them to take the land. Caleb said, "Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it." There is a lot more to the story, but you can read that for yourself.
Often as we go through life, we are driven by fear not faith. That point of view gives us a totally different picture than God's view and plan for us.
Going into an area of the mountains that were vast and steep might have been a scary thing. We could have said, "its too hard" but just think of the blessings we would have missed out on. It's the same in life, when God says, "Go" we need to pick up and go. Could it be hard and maybe even a little scary? Sure. But like the Israelites, if God is behind it and He has called us to go... He will see us though.
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Today's prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father,
I acknowledge that fear has often taken root in my life and has affected my point of view. Today, I make a conscious choice to choose faith over fear. I believe Your Word that You have not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. Lord, help me to see things as you do. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
Joel Raygor
Dean Hulce
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