Oh, do not rebel against the Lord, and do not fear the people of the land. For they are but bread for us to eat! The Lord is with us and he has removed his protection from them! Don't be afraid of them!
Number 14:9 TLB
A Sunday School Teacher told the story of David and Goliath. She down on how big Goliath was. Then turning to one of the boys, she asked. "How would you like to fight someone that big!" Squirming, the lad replied, "No way, but if you bring on someone about my size. I'll take him on any day
The problem though is that the giants you have to face don't come by "special order." Some problems seem to be your size; some are not. Joshua made a fascinating statement about the land of Canaan and its giants.
The giants, he said, are "bread" for us. The word he used referred to wheat or grain that had been ground and made into a loaf. The same word was used for the showbread in the tabernacle. What he is really saying is that these giants whom you fear will be ground like wheat, becoming bread for you. And, if I may extend the metaphor, like the nourishment you get from bread, they will feed your faith and make you strong. That's the way it is with the giants in your life.
Do what do you do when you see a giants looming in your path pathway? Smile and say, "Here comes my bread!, knowing that God put the giants in your path so that you might subdue it and thus grow from the experience make whole or deal less frightening.
Joshua's advice is good for us today: Don't rebel against God and don't fear the giants: but like David, confront him in the named of the Lord, and your giants will be bread for your soul.
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