I’ve been thinking about a devotional I received from Charles Stanley the other day. It talked about the Israelites when they sent spies into the promised land. He talked about how Caleb and Joshua were the only ones who said God would give them the land.

As I was reading I started thinking about it. They were the generation which saw the 10 plagues fall on Egypt. They witnessed the parting of the Red Sea. They saw water come from a rock. They were fed manna from heaven. But none of that mattered when they looked at the Promised Land, and listened to the spies report.

All they heard and saw were the things they couldn’t overcome by themselves. They didn’t even consider they were in the middle of a miracle while they were doubting God himself. I mean, think about it. The only way these people ate each day was by God’s miraculous provision of manna. It had fallen that day, but they didn’t even consider it. They didn’t consider it because they had begun taking the miracle for granted.

Aren’t we just as guilty of doing similar things today?

What’s the problem you are facing right now? Does it seem like you will never get over your past? Are you continually facing closing doors in job situations? Are family problems overwhelming?

Now think about it. What miracles from God are you taking for granted?  Look at what God has provided for you. Look who He has put around you (or in some cases who He has removed from you).

He has placed you here for a reason. You have to depend on Him. God had given the Promised Land to the Israelites, but they had to take it. Just because God has promised us something, doesn’t mean it is going to be easy. It almost always isn’t. But it is worth the fight. It is worth sacrificing what you want for what He wants.

Rom. 8:28 says:

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

Now listen to God. Be obedient to what He says. Go where He tells you, and claim your Promised Land.