Numbers 13:30 (NLT)
But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. “Let’s go at once to take the land,” he said. “We can certainly conquer it!”
Deuteronomy 31:6 (NLT)
So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”
Nothing works until you believe the promise. This is what we learn from the verses above. When you get an unshakable word from God, don’t let go. You see, real faith keeps on believing even when things appear impossible or fail to go your way. The greatest enemy of our faith is fear and we must be on guard against it at all times.
The command is to be of good courage and “good courage” means to live without fear dominating your life. I believe that has God instructed us not only to call people to be born again but to challenge the body of Christ to, by the grace of God, lay hold of life and that more abundantly. We mustn’t think we can pet or tolerate the demons that whisper doubt and unbelief. You may think it will go away or is simply a result of our humanity but the fear, the phobia or weakness that you tolerate today will one day destroy your faith. Folks, if there is a fear in your life, it is not a disgrace. But stand up today in the name of Jesus and say fear will not rule or dominate me and fear will not steal from me God’s best. This stance will place you in what I call the faith minority.
Few people understand mountain possessing faith. When you share it with them some folks will look out the window or at the ceiling. They will clear their throat or pat their foot until you go on to something else. We must remember that not everyone is tuned for God’s best. But I am willing to be in the minority, because the faith minority becomes the majority. If you have mountain possessing faith, you will be a faith leader like Caleb who always had a good report. You will be able to look at the impossible situations and giants that stand before you and say with confidence, “We are well able to possess the land.” You can be convinced because you believe the promises of our God who never fails. The God who says to you today, “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”