“There we saw
the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like
grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.” (Numbers
13:33-1 NKJ)
God promised
Abraham: “To your descendants I will give this land” (Genesis 12:7
NKJ). And he neither failed Abraham nor his descendants at any obstacle they
encountered along the route to fulfilling this promise. Yet, when the time came
to fulfill it, Abraham’s descendants choked. In their own eyes, they were
grasshoppers, but in God’s eyes the giants of Canaan were the grasshoppers.
Abraham: “To your descendants I will give this land” (Genesis 12:7
NKJ). And he neither failed Abraham nor his descendants at any obstacle they
encountered along the route to fulfilling this promise. Yet, when the time came
to fulfill it, Abraham’s descendants choked. In their own eyes, they were
grasshoppers, but in God’s eyes the giants of Canaan were the grasshoppers.
It is an interesting
phenomenon that our personal perspective forms the opinion we have of God. How
we see ourselves determines how we measure the circumstances and obstacles of
life around us. If we have a grasshopper mentality, then everything around us
becomes gigantic and insurmountable. The grasshopper mentality causes us to
forget our experiences with God, all his promises, all his exhibitions of
power, and all his deliverance.
phenomenon that our personal perspective forms the opinion we have of God. How
we see ourselves determines how we measure the circumstances and obstacles of
life around us. If we have a grasshopper mentality, then everything around us
becomes gigantic and insurmountable. The grasshopper mentality causes us to
forget our experiences with God, all his promises, all his exhibitions of
power, and all his deliverance.
But remember this:
size has nothing to do with power. A God-empowered grasshopper can do more than
a whole army of giants. It is never the
weapon that achieves the victory, but the power behind the weapon. The weapon
has no ability, skill or power. What makes the weapon dangerous and ultimately
victorious is the one who wields it.
size has nothing to do with power. A God-empowered grasshopper can do more than
a whole army of giants. It is never the
weapon that achieves the victory, but the power behind the weapon. The weapon
has no ability, skill or power. What makes the weapon dangerous and ultimately
victorious is the one who wields it.
Yet, there is an
obstructive aspect to doubt. And the doubt is usually birthed in our
self-evaluation or in human perspectives. Note Mark’s narrative comments about
Jesus in Nazareth: “Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He
laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. And He marveled because of
their unbelief” (Mark 6:5-6 NKJ).
obstructive aspect to doubt. And the doubt is usually birthed in our
self-evaluation or in human perspectives. Note Mark’s narrative comments about
Jesus in Nazareth: “Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He
laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. And He marveled because of
their unbelief” (Mark 6:5-6 NKJ).
The power of God was
not diminished in the least, but it could not effectively function in the midst
of prevailing doubt and unbelief. From his neighbors’ perspective Jesus was the
grasshopper son of the local carpenter. But from God’s perspective he was the
Son, “in whom the fullness of God dwells” (Colossians 2:9).
not diminished in the least, but it could not effectively function in the midst
of prevailing doubt and unbelief. From his neighbors’ perspective Jesus was the
grasshopper son of the local carpenter. But from God’s perspective he was the
Son, “in whom the fullness of God dwells” (Colossians 2:9).
I often ask myself,
“why is this giant keeping me from achieving the will of the Lord?”
And the answer is almost always that I am comparing me to it instead of
comparing it to God. A divinely anointed grasshopper will always defeat the
giants in the land.
“why is this giant keeping me from achieving the will of the Lord?”
And the answer is almost always that I am comparing me to it instead of
comparing it to God. A divinely anointed grasshopper will always defeat the
giants in the land.
Dear Father, thank
you for your mighty works in our behalf. Empower us to measure the giants of
the land by your promise and power, not by our size and ability. I ask this in
the name of Jesus. AMEN
you for your mighty works in our behalf. Empower us to measure the giants of
the land by your promise and power, not by our size and ability. I ask this in
the name of Jesus. AMEN
Go forward today and
trust God to defeat the giants in your life,
trust God to defeat the giants in your life,