Weak Hearts
Deuteronomy 1:28
Where can we go? Our brothers have made us lose heart. They say, 'The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.' "
Moving quickly to Deuteronomy--the second telling. Moses recounts some of their adventures before reminding them of the Laws. This is one of the saddest things that happened in the Old Testament. God told them to go into the land, but they let themselves be scared away, psyched out, led astray. Verse 26 pulls no punches:
But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.
Ah, that's bad. God said go and they didn't go. Rebellion. Verse 28 makes their excuses. Somebody said something that scared me. It's hopeless. No sensible person would take on giants and their giant cities. We have weak hearts!
God, help me not to lose heart. Help me to focus on what you say, not the hearsay coming from the world.
Where can we go? Our brothers have made us lose heart. They say, 'The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.' "
Moving quickly to Deuteronomy--the second telling. Moses recounts some of their adventures before reminding them of the Laws. This is one of the saddest things that happened in the Old Testament. God told them to go into the land, but they let themselves be scared away, psyched out, led astray. Verse 26 pulls no punches:
But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.
Ah, that's bad. God said go and they didn't go. Rebellion. Verse 28 makes their excuses. Somebody said something that scared me. It's hopeless. No sensible person would take on giants and their giant cities. We have weak hearts!
God, help me not to lose heart. Help me to focus on what you say, not the hearsay coming from the world.
posted by ruthees @ 8:46 AM
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