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Uncertainty About the Future
The Lord now said to Moses, 2 “Send out men to explore the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of the twelve ancestral tribes.” 3 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He sent out twelve men, all tribal leaders of Israel, from their camp in the wilderness of Paran.
—Numbers 13:1-3 (NLT)
Four Truths on Navigating Uncertainty:
1. Fear is the Cause of Uncertainty
This was their report to Moses: “We entered the land you sent us to explore, and it is indeed a bountiful country—a land flowing with milk and honey. Here is the kind of fruit it produces. 28 But the people living there are powerful, and their towns are large and fortified. We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak!
—Number 13:27-28 (NLT)
A. Fear is a Contagious Feeling
“We can’t go up against them! They are stronger than we are!” 32 So they spread this bad report about the land among the Israelites: “The land we traveled through and explored will devour anyone who goes to live there. All the people we saw were huge. 33 We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we FELT LIKE grasshoppers, and that’s what they thought, too!”
—Number 13:31b-33 (NLT)
B. Fear is a Crippling Forecaster
Then the whole community began weeping aloud, and they cried all night. 2 Their voices rose in a great chorus of protest against Moses and Aaron. “If only we had died in Egypt, or even here in the wilderness!” they complained. 3 “Why is the Lord taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and our little ones will be carried off as plunder! Wouldn’t it be better for us to return to Egypt?”
—Numbers 14:1-3 (NLT)
2. Faith is Our Response to Uncertainty
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!”
—Number 13:30 (NLT)
For we live by FAITH, not by SIGHT.
—2 Corinthian 5:7 (NIV)
3. Disobedience is the Danger in Uncertainty
Do not rebel against the Lord…
—Numbers 14:9a (NLT)
“At the age of 22, I arrived in America with Lia and Flavius and $2,000 in our pocket that we saved while working in a refugee camp for 18 months. We knew Jesus, but everything else was unknown. Looking back, I can’t believe what God does when someone just obeys without knowing all the pieces.”
—Ben Sterciuc
4. God’s Presence is Our Assurance in Uncertainty
“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!”
—Numbers 14:7b-9 (NLT)
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Just Checking In // How Ya Feelin'?
Uncertainty About the Future
The Lord now said to Moses, 2 “Send out men to explore the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of the twelve ancestral tribes.” 3 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He sent out twelve men, all tribal leaders of Israel, from their camp in the wilderness of Paran.
—Numbers 13:1-3 (NLT)
Four Truths on Navigating Uncertainty:
1. Fear is the Cause of Uncertainty
This was their report to Moses: “We entered the land you sent us to explore, and it is indeed a bountiful country—a land flowing with milk and honey. Here is the kind of fruit it produces. 28 But the people living there are powerful, and their towns are large and fortified. We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak!
—Number 13:27-28 (NLT)
A. Fear is a Contagious Feeling
“We can’t go up against them! They are stronger than we are!” 32 So they spread this bad report about the land among the Israelites: “The land we traveled through and explored will devour anyone who goes to live there. All the people we saw were huge. 33 We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we FELT LIKE grasshoppers, and that’s what they thought, too!”
—Number 13:31b-33 (NLT)
B. Fear is a Crippling Forecaster
Then the whole community began weeping aloud, and they cried all night. 2 Their voices rose in a great chorus of protest against Moses and Aaron. “If only we had died in Egypt, or even here in the wilderness!” they complained. 3 “Why is the Lord taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and our little ones will be carried off as plunder! Wouldn’t it be better for us to return to Egypt?”
—Numbers 14:1-3 (NLT)
2. Faith is Our Response to Uncertainty
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!”
—Number 13:30 (NLT)
For we live by FAITH, not by SIGHT.
—2 Corinthian 5:7 (NIV)
3. Disobedience is the Danger in Uncertainty
Do not rebel against the Lord…
—Numbers 14:9a (NLT)
“At the age of 22, I arrived in America with Lia and Flavius and $2,000 in our pocket that we saved while working in a refugee camp for 18 months. We knew Jesus, but everything else was unknown. Looking back, I can’t believe what God does when someone just obeys without knowing all the pieces.”
—Ben Sterciuc
4. God’s Presence is Our Assurance in Uncertainty
“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!”
—Numbers 14:7b-9 (NLT)