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Praise God it is so good to be here at session 2 of the conference tonight!
Are you glad to be in the house of the Lord?
Are you glad to be in His presence tonight?
Are you glad to be surrounded by men who, like you, are here to seek more of what God has in store for their lives?
Then I want you you stand to your feet, give your neighbor a fist bump and/or a man grunt and say, “let’s get ready for the Word.”
Alright… I want us to read this together this evening one more time, and then we are going to pray for God to move.
Here we go…
Tonight, we are going to talk about being Found in His Promises - God’s promises to be exact.
We are going to talk about what that means and why it is important for us as men to be living in the promises God has for us.
First off, we all know what a promise is.
A promise is a a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that a particular thing will happen.
Promises come in all shapes and forms.
They are used in advertising - like a ladder that is the SAFEST ladder a person can buy.
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They are used in boasting - like a ship that God Himself could not even sink.
AND… we all know how that story goes… on her maiden voyage, the RMS Titanic hit and iceberg that caused it to sink to the bottom of the ocean.
Promises are also used in things like politics - well, for the sake of keeping the peace, we will not unpack that one!
but you get the point!
The problem with these examples are… they are examples when promises do not pan out like they are supposed to.
The world is FULL of broken promises.
The world is full of claims… full of if you do this, buy this, vote for this person, etc... then you will receive fill in the blank.
Sometimes they pan out… but we all know what it feels like when they don’t
Promises are as only as good as the person or party making them.
And that might sound a bit out of the box or harsh but hear me out.
Who you are and what you do, your reputation, your integrity, your ability to follow through… all make huge impacts on whether or not a person will believe the promises you make.
Here’s the thing… people are looking for… promise - a truth they can hold on to… a proclamation they can get behind and stand upon.
PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING REAL.
This is a generation that is tired of wishy washy.
This is a generation that has just about seen it all and heard it all.
This is a generation that has been bombarded with empty claims… and broken promises.
This has made it difficult for people… especially men… to know who to trust and who they can follow.
Guys, tonight I want you to realize and understand that God is someone who always keeps His promises.
In fact, according to 2 Corinthians 1:20, God’s promises are YES and AMEN!
God does NOT go back on His promises!
Do you believe that tonight?
God always follows through!
And where the world has let you down time and time again, God will NEVER let you down.
Tonight I want to talk to you about a guy named Caleb.
Caleb was one of twelve… one of twelve spies that had just returned from a reconnaissance mission… into the promised land.
Caleb is a guy that stands out from the rest… because he was willing to stand on the promises of God - when everyone else decided to go their own way.
His hope never wavered.
His faith never failed.
The people of God had recently been delivered from the oppressive hand of the Egyptians.
They were now standing on the threshold of a territory God had promised to give them.
Imagine the excitement they must have felt!
They had been supernaturally delivered from a really bad situation and God was about to give them a land flowing with milk and honey!
Imagine the how incredible it must have been to know you were almost there!
God’s promise to the people was about to come true!
And then… the 12 spies returned to give their mission report.
The land was GOOD as God said it would be… but it was also occupied by people who… weren’t looking to leave anytime soon.
And before God’s people could inhabit the land, the current inhabitants had to be… cleared out.
Think about it… when you buy or rent a home, you do not move in, until the previous family has moved out.
It is a mutual transition that occurs as you take possession of your new living space.
But this transition wasn’t mutual.
If the Israelites wanted to take possession of the land, they would have to fight for it.
This wasn’t a matter of negotiating over final price and closing costs… this was winner takes all… loser takes a walk.
And these inhabitants… were big.
This was not going to be easy.
BUT… GOD WAS WITH THEM AND HIS PROMISED LAND was just a few steps ahead.
But the obstacles were more than the people wanted to take on.
Although God’s promise remained… their resolve to pursue His promise did not.
But one guy… one guy begins to shout above the doubting crowd to give a different word.
That guy was Caleb.
And his report is found in Numbers 13:30
Whoa… easy tiger!
Where in the world did that confidence come from?
How was Caleb so resolved in his thinking and belief regarding his projected outcome?
CALEB KNEW GOD WOULD MAKE GOOD ON HIS PROMISE.
Therefore, Caleb was willing to take the steps necessary to see God’s promise become a reality.
There was something different about Caleb… there was a unique characteristic regarding this guy that set him out among the rest.
While the crowd of people grumbled, Caleb didn’t go for it!
He remained in God’s promise and would not be side tracked!
Our main text told us what the difference was - CALEB HAD A DIFFERENT SPIRIT.
Caleb wouldn’t give in because His spirit was not aligned with the nay-sayers.
Caleb’s spirit was aligned with the direction and promise of God.
So… what was it that made the way for this different spirit found in Caleb?
This was the result of his wholehearted pursuit of God.
Look at our main text again.
The difference in Caleb was the result of a WHOLEHEARTED PURSUIT of God.
He was all-in.
Caleb was NOT found in the grumblings of the day… Caleb was found in the promises of God.
The end results of this day… were not good.
Because of their doubt, the people would wonder in the desert until the nay-sayers were gone.
But Caleb… Caleb would live and fight to see the promise fulfilled.
And it was all a result of a different spirit that came from His wholehearted pursuit of God.
To be found in the promises of God… is to be all-in in your pursuit of God.
It means not getting distracted or sidelined.
It means being active, not passive, in your faith and giving your best for the Lord.
We need men of God today who would be bold enough to stand as Caleb stood.
We need men of God today who would not only believe in God’s promise but also lead others to His promises as well.
We need men who would lead families, neighborhoods, workplaces, and communities to God’s hope, healing, peace, presence and forgiveness.
We need men who have experienced God’s promises to proclaim His promises!
Caleb believed that the land was as good as theirs.
Why?
Because God said it was theirs.
All they had to do was deliver God’s eviction notice to the inhabitants and boom!
We have a saying we like to say around here at HWC - If God is in it, the work is already done!
How many here desire God’s best for your life?
How many here believe that God has GOOD things in store for you?
Consider this - To get God’s best… we must be willing to GIVE God our best.
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