What Giants?

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us… – Rom 8:31

As appealing as the prospect of taking over “Canaan” may seem, not many persons are that excited about it. This is because we have been conditioned with phrases like, “For every new level, there’s a new devil”, “In every rose, there’s a thorn”, “For every treasure, there’s a Dragon”… in essence, for every ‘land of Canaan’ “flowing with milk and honey”, there’s the ANAKIM – a fierce race of giants already living in the land you want to possess.

That seemed to be what the Israelites discovered when 12 men were sent to spy out the land for them. When they returned, the majority report was, “Those people are much too strong for us… the people are like giants. In fact, we saw the Nephilim who are the ancestors of the Anakim. They were so big that we felt as small as grasshoppers.” (Num 13:31-33 CEV).

In His mouth-watering depiction of the Land, God had conveniently left out that important piece of information, - at least that's how many of us see it.

We consider the attendant problems of the the Land as part and parcel of the Promise.

But if Moses had confronted God about the giants in Canaan, I believe the LORD would have replied with just two words: "WHAT GIANTS?"

First of all, though the Anakim may have been over ten feet tall,  they would still be tiny dots from God's perspective, (which is probably why He didn't 'notice' them).

Secondly, and much more importantly, He didn't mention the giants to the Israelites because the giants were HIS business, not theirs. Something is fundamentally wrong if a Full scholarship awardee starts losing sleep over the tuition fees.

When God gives you a promise or a prophecy, embedded in it is the victory. He didn't bring you to a Land flowing with milk and honey only to be devoured by the inhabitants, NO! On the contrary, He's giving you a land that you had not worked for, houses that you did not build, and you will  eat fruit from plants and trees that you did not plant. (Josh 24:13 EasyEnglish).

Beloved, if you focus on the possible problems you'll miss the promise, Prov 10: 22 says, "The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it."

Your “Canaan” awaits; Let’s Go There.

AMEN.

More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus’ Name.

GREG ELKAN