“And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, ‘Let us go up at once, and possess it, for we are well able to overcome it’.” Numbers 13:30
After 400 years enslaved in Egypt there was, no doubt, a longing in the hearts of the Children of Israel for freedom, not only from slavery, but freedom to love and serve Yehovah in the way He had commanded them. Until Moses began leading them towards the Promised Land they had focused on the vision. Now they had to put into practice the vision they previously saw only in theory. Despite their new-found freedom, they complained, they rebelled against both Moses and Yehovah who was guiding them by the daytime cloud and night-time pillar of fire.
Yehovah’s promise was that they would possess a land flowing with milk and honey. That was what He was leading them towards. As they approached the Promised Land, Moses sent out 12 men to spy out the land. Ten returned with a negative report, seeing only the problems ahead. Only two, who saw the same “evidence” as the ten, came back saying “We can go in and possess all that Yehovah has promised us. Your perspective will dictate whether or not you can and will be able to possess what Yehovah has promised you. So, what do you see? Do you see and believe that Yehovah will accomplish all He promised you? Do you view Yehovah’s promise as the title deeds to all He has spoken to you about – or do you see it as a mere “wish list”?
Faith perceives as actual fact the thing Yehovah has promised – as if it were already in your possession in the physical realm. Sight is the function of your eyes, but vision is the function of your heart. You need to keep your eye of faith on the promise till you see the fulfillment of the vision.