No More Giants

If you should say in your heart, "These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?" you shall not be afraid of them; you shall well remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt: the great trials which your eyes saw and the signs and the wonders and the mighty hand and the outstretched arm by which the Lord your God brought you out. So shall the Lord your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid. - Deuteronomy 7:17-18

As the nation of Israel prepared to cross the Jordan at Jericho, there must have certainly been some old fears that began to resurface among the people. The prospect of "giants in the land" had been enough to keep them from acquiring God's promise forty years earlier and it surely threatened to do so again.

Moses, who was present at the first failure, chose to confront these fears by dragging them into the light of God's truth. While the Canaanites would certainly be a significant challenge, Pharaoh and Egyptian slavery had not been a small matter either and that oppressive ruler and all his armies fell before the Almighty God. With that in mind, there was no reason for Israel to hesitate.

Whatever seemingly insurmountable obstacle you may be facing, none was ever greater than your redemption. Remember that truth. "Giants" are always knocked down to size in the light of His truth.

Pray look better, Sir. Those things yonder are no giants, but windmills. - Miguel de Cervantes