Overcome – “Hanging Tough in a Toxic Environment”
Numbers 13:1-3, 25-33; 14:1-12, 20-25; Joshua 14:6-15
Follow what’s God-HONORING in adversity
Numbers 13:1-3, 25-33 “28 But the people living there are powerful, and their towns are large and fortified. We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak! 29 The Amalekites live in the Negev, and the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country. The Canaanites live along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea* and along the Jordan Valley.” 30 But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. “Let’s go at once to take the land,” he said. “We can certainly conquer it!”
Make Decisions from FAITH in God, not FEAR
Numbers 14:1-12, 20-25 “7 They said to all the people of Israel, “The land we traveled through and explored is a wonderful land! 8 And if the Lord is pleased with us, he will bring us safely into that land and give it to us. It is a rich land flowing with milk and honey. 9 Do not rebel against the Lord, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the Lord is with us! Don’t be afraid of them!”
Follow God with your WHOLE HEART
Joshua 14:6-15 “7 I was forty years old when Moses, the servant of the Lord, sent me from Kadesh-barnea to explore the land of Canaan. I returned and gave an honest report, 8 but my brothers who went with me frightened the people from entering the Promised Land. For my part, I wholeheartedly followed the Lord my God. 9 So that day Moses solemnly promised me, ‘The land of Canaan on which you were just walking will be your grant of land and that of your descendants forever, because you wholeheartedly followed the Lord my God.’
Main Idea:
Overwhelming victory in Jesus is available to all people who place their faith in Him, living in His love and purpose. God’s hope is available to everyone today; nothing can separate us from His love and power.
