A Leadership Insight from Vision Multiplier International https://visionmultiplierllc.wordpress.com/
I was reading the scripture this morning and the thought of how critical, as leaders, we must train ourselves to have “spiritual eyes” as we continue to grow in stature, influence and authority.
We see in this passage that the children of Israel were on the edge of claiming and possessing the land which God had promised them.
Moses was told, by God, to send out the leaders from each tribe to spy out the land. These leaders represented the best of the best.
They went and did what was commanded but when they returned, most had an “evil report” that success was impossible as they measured their success ability by “their” capabilities vs God’s capabilities.
Alternatively, there were two leaders (Caleb and Joshua) who saw the same conditions but had a “good report” that success is possible! Their sight was solely focused on God’s capabilities.
Scripture shows us:
“…Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among the scouts who had searched the land, rent their clothes,
And they said to all the company of Israelites, The land through which we passed as scouts is an exceedingly good land.
If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
Only do not rebel against the Lord, neither fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their defense and the shadow [of protection] is removed from over them, but the Lord is with us. Fear them not.”
Numbers 14:6-9 AMPC
Selah
As leaders, our faith is and will continue to be tested with greater and greater “mountains”. We will always need to lean on, rely on and depend on God! We must get comfortable being uncomfortable, understanding that God’s plans require us to grow.
Scripture challenges us to build up our faith:
“But you, beloved, build yourselves up [founded] on your most holy faith [make progress, rise like an edifice higher and higher], praying in the Holy Spirit;”
Jude 1:20 AMPC
Like taking medicine, meditating on the Word should be our action multiple times per day.
In closing, this is our prayer:
“Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God; let Your good Spirit lead me into a level country and into the land of uprightness.”
Psalm 143:10 AMPC
Be Blessed!
Be a Blessing!
“AND THE Lord said to Moses, Send men to explore and scout out [for yourselves] the land of Canaan, which I give to the Israelites. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a leader or head among them.
So Moses by the command of the Lord sent scouts from the Wilderness of Paran, all of them men who were heads of the Israelites.
Moses sent them to scout out the land of Canaan, and said to them, Get up this way by the South (the Negeb) and go up into the hill country,
And see what the land is and whether the people who dwell there are strong or weak, few or many,
And whether the land they live in is good or bad, and whether the cities they dwell in are camps or strongholds,
And what the land is, whether it is fat or lean, whether there is timber on it or not. And be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the first ripe grapes.
And they returned from scouting out the land after forty days. They came to Moses and Aaron and to all the Israelite congregation in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh, and brought them word, and showed them the land’s fruit.
They told Moses, We came to the land to which you sent us; surely it flows with milk and honey. This is its fruit.
But the people who dwell there are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large; moreover, there we saw the sons of Anak [of great stature and courage].
Amalek dwells in the land of the South (the Negeb); the Hittite, the Jebusite, and the Amorite dwell in the hill country; and the Canaanite dwells by the sea and along by the side of the Jordan [River].
Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once and possess it; we are well able to conquer it.
But his fellow scouts said, We are not able to go up against the people [of Canaan], for they are stronger than we are.”
Numbers 13:1-3, 17-20, 25-31 AMPC
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