Don't Be Afraid of the Giants

When God sent representatives of the 12 Tribes of Israel to spy out the land of Canaan, Caleb said, "Let's go up and take the land—now. We can do it."

But the other 10 tribes (besides Joshua) said, "We can't attack those people; they're way stronger than we are." They spread scary rumors among the People of Israel. They said, "We scouted out the land from one end to the other—it's a land that swallows people whole.

Everybody we saw was huge. Why, we even saw the Nephilim giants (the Anak giants come from the Nephilim). Alongside them we felt like grasshoppers. And they looked down on us as if we were grasshoppers."

But Joshua said, "The land we walked through and scouted out is a very good land—very good indeed. If God is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land that flows, as they say, with milk and honey. And he'll give it to us. Just don't rebel against God! And don't be afraid of those people. Why, we'll have them for lunch! They have no protection and God is on our side. Don't be afraid of them!"

Then God said of Caleb, "He has a different spirit; he follows me passionately. I'll bring him into the land that he scouted and his children will inherit it."

When God is on your side, no matter what the situation looks like, no matter what people say, you can defeat the giants in your life and inherit the promised land.