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'We were like grasshoppers in our own sight.' NUMBERS 13:33
We all do it, from time to time; look in the mirror and see something worthless in our reflection. The trick is to see ourselves through God's eyes.
Numbers tells the tale of Moses sending 12 spies to check out the Promised Land; 10 came back saying, 'We saw...giants...and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight.' Even though earlier in the story God had showed them just how much He was behind them, the spies still fell for that age-old trick of seeing themselves as useless compared to everybody else.
It's a shame when we forget that God is right behind us just because we're intimidated by someone or something. Maybe we know it as head knowledge, maybe we repeat it to ourselves parrot fashion, but we're never going to get the full impact in our lives, unless we get completely on board with how much God is for us. Jesus died for you!! That's right, for you!! Would God really have allowed His precious Son to die on the cross unless he thought you were more than worth it?
God's so proud of you, He's like a doting parent who loves nothing better than to tell the world how fantastic He thinks you are! You're so not a grasshopper in His sight, so neither should you be in your own sight.
Written by Bob Gass
'We were like grasshoppers in our own sight.' NUMBERS 13:33
We all do it, from time to time; look in the mirror and see something worthless in our reflection. The trick is to see ourselves through God's eyes.
Numbers tells the tale of Moses sending 12 spies to check out the Promised Land; 10 came back saying, 'We saw...giants...and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight.' Even though earlier in the story God had showed them just how much He was behind them, the spies still fell for that age-old trick of seeing themselves as useless compared to everybody else.
It's a shame when we forget that God is right behind us just because we're intimidated by someone or something. Maybe we know it as head knowledge, maybe we repeat it to ourselves parrot fashion, but we're never going to get the full impact in our lives, unless we get completely on board with how much God is for us. Jesus died for you!! That's right, for you!! Would God really have allowed His precious Son to die on the cross unless he thought you were more than worth it?
God's so proud of you, He's like a doting parent who loves nothing better than to tell the world how fantastic He thinks you are! You're so not a grasshopper in His sight, so neither should you be in your own sight.
Written by Bob Gass
