Biblical Principles Daily Devotionals Day 74

Why I Believe What I Believe

Day 74

Biblical Principle - Absolute truth from God’s Word:

God sent the spies in to reveal back to the people that God was telling the truth about the promise land.  When asked to see if the people were “strong” or “weak” was not intended for them to determine whether they can defeat them.  God already promised them the victory.  The Hebrew word “strong” is the word that means stiff necked and rebellious.  The Hebrew word “weak” is the word for feeble of mind and body.   God wanted the children of Israel to the hearts of the people in the land.  Later we see that God commands that these people be destroyed as those who rebelled against God.

Num 13:17-20 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:

And see the land, what it is, and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;

And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;

And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.

Practical - Works that apply Biblical Principle:

This section is for you to find a way to apply the truth in your life. I will try to give only one as example; there may be other practical ways. This is what makes the Christian walk so important and makes it important to have a deliberate purpose in everything we do.

We get the victory by faith.  We defeat the enemy by God’s power not our own.

Heb 11:33-35 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions.

Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

Heb 11:29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.

When there is no victory there is no faith. Notice that between these two verses there is not hall of faith because those who wondered in the wilderness because of unbelief did not live by faith.

Heb 11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.