Israel was finally at the border of the Promised Land. The people asked Moses to send men to spy out the Promised Land first. He gave his consent, saying, “Go up from the south, then up into the mountain to view the land.” Twelve spies went up (Numbers 13).
We know how that story ended. Ten men turned the hearts of the whole crowd with faithless talk, saying, "We saw giants! They are stronger than we! We are not able to overcome them!" The other two men, Joshua and Caleb, said, “The Lord is with us! Fear them not! We are well able to overcome them!”
How could they have such differing views? Joshua and Caleb viewed the giants from God’s perspective – “like grasshoppers.” The ten viewed themselves from the giants’ perspective - “we were as grasshoppers in their sight.”
The mountain top gives us God’s perspective. Jesus often taught from mountain tops, teaching us to look “down” on our circumstances from the heights of His Word, His power, and His promises… “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts/plans than your thoughts/plans” (Isaiah 55:9).
Would we fear the evils of our day so much if we see their end as God has foretold? … “They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes (dens and caves) like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God” (Micah 7:17). Would we triumph more if we kept our eyes on the victories guaranteed by Christ’s resurrection? “[Messiah] shall reign in righteousness” … “His rest shall be glorious!” … “In His days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of peace… all mankind shall be blessed in Him.”
When you view the enemy today, view them from God’s perspective. It changes everything.
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