In Focus
June 14, 2017
Do you have visual reminders around you of God’s power and provision? Given our chaotic world, I need them. One of my favorites are a wood carving from Israel of two men shouldering a pole from which hangs a bunch of grapes so large, it almost touches the ground. Deuteronomy 1 tells of spies going in to the promised land bringing back a report. They brought back fruit to prove that it was a ‘good land.’ Numbers 13 Often Scripture refers to the land as flowing with milk and honey. Two of the twelve spies reported, “We can take it.” God promised victory, the people refused to trust Him and they languished in the wilderness 40 years.
Reminder: Listen to God’s promises and act. His blessing is overwhelming, oversized, and over satisfying.