IS GOD ABLE?

God sent representatives of the twelve tribes of Israel into the land of Canaan to discover two things: What kind of land is it? and What kind of warriors live there?

What did God want them to come back and say? I'm sure it is just what Caleb said: The land is beautiful (especially in contrast with this wilderness), and the people are huge but we can conquer them if God is with us.

Of course, what ten of the scouts said was, "The land is beautiful, but we can't possibly conquer those people. They are huge and scary."

Seeing a humanly impossible situation should strengthen faith and resolve. But of course, the people all follow the report of the ten. They even plot to stone Moses and Joshua and choose a new "leader" who will take them back to Egypt.

God is leading us through a desert wilderness right now. If we send scouts to pray and search out Price Hill, with what kind of report would they return? Would it be a negative report, like, "This community has great potential, but the crime element is too strong"? Or would those scouts see through Caleb's eyes: "There is much darkness, but if God calls us here, He will overcome the darkness. Let's move forward!"