But Giant

Numbers 13:26–33 NIV84

26 They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit. 28 But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan.” 30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.” 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, “We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.” 32 And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, “The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size. 33 We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.”

1. The Lord is the Promise Keeper

All of His promises are yes and amen

God always keeps His word

He will say what He means and mean what He says

He is not a man that He should lie

His word is Truth

If He promised it, it will come to pass

2. Keep your eyes on the evidence

The Lord does not wait for things to make sense to bless you

The Lord is not waiting to be allowed to show you evidence

We need to open our eyes to the evidence

There is evidence of His promises

You are alive because He is not done with you

God is working things out even when you don’t see things working out

3. The But Giant paralyzes you with doubt

He wants you to look at the challenge

Moses was not willing to obey because he had a But Giant

Obstacles change things

Hearing the BUT activates

Discouragement

Doubt

Despair

But I can’t teach

But I don’t have time

But I’m not strong enough

But I’m not smart enough

But I did not have the same opportunity

But I am the wrong color

But I’m afraid

Get your BUT out of way

4. The courageous take possession of the Promise

Be courageous and go forth

You need courage to be blessed

You need courage to try

You need courage to fight for what is yours

You need courage to better yourself

You need courage to swing

5. Keep swinging the But Giant will fall

You must believe that you can

Swing by Faith

Swing in Faith

Swing with Faith

If God promised it, swing for the fences

If God promised it, no weapon formed will keep you from what is yours

If God promised it, it is done