When God presents the people of Israel the chance to take the promised land, they hesitate because they see the task to attack and take the land as intimidating because of the size of their opponent. We often face a decision to trust God's promises or to base our decision on our own powers or assessment of the situation. When we take our own counsel it seems reasonable, but it becomes progressively corrosive to our faith. Despite Joshua and Caleb's call to obey God, the people ended up acting on their own strength and failed, and this will be the case for us. Decisions of unbelief may lead to permanent damage, although God always welcomes us back to Him.
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