The Lord Spoke: Send Spies

Numbers 13:1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a chief among them.”

Most of us know the rest of the story without reading on, but it's worth repeated.  Most of the spies (10 of the 12) focused on the size and number of the inhabitants, becoming full of fear.  The other two did what God said: focused on the land, its lushness and produce. We cannot ignore the historical context here: God had been building them up, preparing them for the journey, organizing them. This was the whole reason for delivering them from Egypt, and they said "No; we're stopping here."  How often have we done that with God? He calls us, prepares us, gives us everything we need, then we give in to fear and give up on it. When God shows us something, gives us a glimpse, it is to move us forward in faith and learn to trust Him more.