How Big Is Your God?

“We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.” (Numbers 13:33)

God could not have been any bigger in the eyes of the Israelites. He had freed them from bondage in Egypt after 450 years. He decimated the land with ten plagues, turned the Red Sea into a holy highway for His people, and drowned the pursuing Egyptian army. He gave the people water from a rock and manna from heaven. Now they were ready to go into the Promised Land and receive God’s promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But in that moment of decision, they shrank the size of their God.

God directed twelve men to spy out the land He had promised to the people of Israel. Ten of the spies returned with a discouraging report; they had shrunk the size of God. Two spies–Joshua and Caleb–came came back with a positive report; they magnified the size of God. It was true that the people in the land were big and the city walls were fortified, but God had promised to give it all to them. Ten spies saw powerful people; two spies saw God’s powerful promise. Where ten spies saw insurmountable obstacles, two spies saw inspired opportunities. Where ten spies saw “giant” problems, two spies saw glorious possibilities. Ten spies said, “We can’t!” Two spies said, “We can!” All twelve spies saw the exact same things in the Promised Land. The difference in the two reports was rooted in the fact that ten spies looked through the eyes of the flesh, while two spies looked through the eyes of faith.

What lens have you been viewing your life through lately? When was the last time you shrank the size of your God because you were looking through the eyes of the flesh? Remember, with man many things appear impossible; but with God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26). Christian, when God makes a promise to you, you can be certain He will keep it. Nothing can keep God from fulfilling His promises to you (2 Corinthians 1:20). No weapon formed against you shall prevail (Isaiah 54:17), because your God is bigger than any obstacle that appears to be blocking entry into your Promised Land.

So . . . how big is God in your eyes?

This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!