Read Numbers 13 & 14…

At the Lord’s command, Moses selected one man from each tribe to form a spying party to survey the land of Canaan. Forty days later they returned. They all saw the same thing, but their opinion was divided. The majority said, “The people are too strong!”, and the minority opinion was, “We shall overcome!”

The Israelites heard with the spies’ report,”The land is good; it flows with milk and honey; it also overflows with fortified cities and giants”. There could only be one response – “Let’s go!” However, in which direction? Joshua and Caleb (the minority reporters), responding by faith, said, “Let’s go forward!” The majority said, “Let’s go back to Egypt!” The majority opinion prevailed and Israel wandered in the wilderness for 40 years.

As people and as a congregation, we are often faced with the same kind of decision – “In which direction shall we go?” May we always have the faith to go forward…confident of God’s guidance, direction and power!