Joshua. Promise, Pain, & Purpose

Numbers 13:1-2 “The Lord said to Moses, “Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders.””

All 12 spies saw the same thing. They all saw the beauty. They all saw the fruitful land. They all saw a land flowing with milk and honey. They all saw the promised blessings. They also all saw the army. They all saw the giants. They all saw the fortified cities. They all saw the obstacles to the promised blessings. Only two saw the promise worth pursuing. Only Joshua and Caleb saw the promise as bigger than the problem. 

How about you? Is your attention more on God’s promise or on the problem?