The Upper Room 18th February 2024 Devotional Message
The Upper Room 18th February 2024 Devotional, Sunday Message by H. S. Radebe (South Africa)
TOPIC: Giants in the Land
TODAY’S READING
Numbers 13:17-29
The people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there. – Numbers 13:28 (NIV)
When the spies Moses sent to the land of Canaan returned and gave their report, they had both good and bad news. They reported that the land truly flowed with milk and honey, and they brought fruit back with them. However, they also reported that the people living there were powerful, the cities were fortified and very large, and they saw descendants of Anak there. The descendants of Anak were giants. They are described in Deuteronomy 9:2: “These people are large and tall — they are the Anakim. You know and have heard what people say: ‘Who can stand up to the Anakim?’” (CEB).
Today we face our own giants. Although they look different from those described in Canaan, they instill fear in our lives. These fears can cause us to freeze up and stop trying to achieve our goals. But as giants appear in our lives, seemingly blocking the path toward our goals, we should not fear them. God is with us every step of the way and will fulfill every promise God has made to us.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Loving Father, thank you for keeping your promise to be with us today and every day. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
No matter what giants I face, God is with me.
PRAYER FOCUS
Someone facing a seemingly insurmountable obstacle
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