Faith or Fear?

“Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes and said to the entire Israelite assembly, ‘The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good. If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us.’” – Numbers 14:6-8 It’s striking that it took the Israelites 40 years to reach the Promised Land, when the journey could have taken just 10 or 11 days on foot. There’s an important lesson in this story that speaks to our world today. Near their destination, Moses sent twelve spies, one from each tribe, to explore the land and report back. All agreed it was a rich land, but only Joshua and Caleb were optimistic about taking possession of it. However, the other ten spies