Trust Me!

One night a house caught fire, and a young boy was forced to flee to the roof. His father stood on the ground below with outstretched arms, calling to his son, “Jump! I'll catch you.” He knew the boy had to jump to save his life. All the boy could see, however, was flame, smoke, and blackness. As can be imagined, he was afraid to leave the roof. His father kept yelling, “Jump! I will catch you.” But the boy protested, "Daddy, I can't see you.” The father replied, “But I can see you and that's all that matters.”

The son had to have faith that the father was going to catch him when he jumped. Faith is also important in the Christian life. It is the basis for our salvation! But it is also a vision of faith that enables us to conquer obstacles that come into our lives. Joshua was a man with a vision. In Numbers 13 there were twelve spies sent into the Promised Land to scout it out. Ten of those spies saw the land with human eyes—they saw the giants and overwhelming obstacles that stood in the Israelites' way. But two of those spies, Caleb and Joshua, saw the land through the lens of the Bible—through what God wanted them to do. Joshua and Caleb had the vision to see past the obstacles and to the mighty hand of God.

Source: Daily in the Word, May 1, 2008