HIGHER EVERYDAY THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015
TWO GRAVE
DIGGERS
“Wither shall we go up? our
brethren have discouraged
our heart, saying, The people
is greater and taller than we;
the cities are great and
walled up to heaven; and
moreover we have seen the
sons of the Anakim there.”
-Deuteronomy 1:28
A popular book published several years
ago mentions a personality who had the
following sentence written in big letters
above his mantel: “The greatest troubles
I ever had; never took place.” This,
however, was a way of recognising the
spirit and practice of needless worry.
Most things you worry about may never
take place. For the Israelites, worry and
anxiety, leading to incurable unbelief, was
a besetting sin. In today’s text, Moses
reminded the children of Israel of their
march from Horeb to Kadeshbarnea,
through the terrible and dreadful
wilderness. Worry and anxiety breed
unbelief. Some ‘unbelieving’ believers
often believe in evil reports more than in
God’s Word which will never fail. The 10
spies gave an evil report, thereby
increasing the worry and fear in the
hearts of the children of Israel. Do not
let worry and anxiety hinder your
progress or shorten your life. Faith
triumphs over all oppositions. Hold on to
Jesus and no storm can sink your ship.
Challenge: Those who wait till the 11th
hour to repent, die at 10:30.
Prayer: Lord, take away worry and
anxiety and help me believe you always.
Quote: Worry and anxiety shortens life
Futher Reading: Numbers 13:28 - 33.