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“Rejection of Minority’s Report”

Key Verse

“And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature ” (Numbers 13:32).

Text —Numbers 13:26-33

Message

The grasshopper mentality engulfed the ten spies and soon infected the congregation of Israel with it. Dr. Reginald Klimionok counselled that, “As we confront the Hittite spirit of fear in our lives, we will soon see that the giants which seemed to have loomed so high, making us to feel so intimidated and afraid are themselves mere grasshoppers.” The Israelites in our text were standing at the threshold of the Promise Land. At the instance of God, Moses sent twelve spies to explore Canaan. This was a normal strategic planning action which in our era of technology can be done by drones. 

Caleb, a man of faith, stood against the majority report of fear. He and Joshua believed in God’s promise and declared, “… Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.” Sadly, the majority of the spies succumbed to fear, focusing on the challenges and the perceived might of the inhabitants of Canaan. This made their report “an evil report.”  In challenges, be like Joshua and Caleb, standing firm in faith.

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In challenges, be like Joshua and Caleb

Challenge

Demonstrate faith in God’s promises.

Prayer for today

Oh God, help me to believe Your promises, in Jesus’ name.

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Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi

Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.

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