Numbers 13:33: “There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”

January 23rd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotional

In Numbers 13, the Israelites came near to the Promised Land. God instructed Moses to send 12 men to spy out the land He was giving them. They passed through a fertile land filled with grape clusters so large it took two men to carry one bunch. They walked through an area blessed with sweeping grasslands, abundant fresh water, and almost perfect weather. But it was also a land inhabited by strong, giant people. And 10 of the 12 men couldn’t see past that perceived threat. They had an unrealistic view of the problem, thinking they were so large that they were impossible to overcome. Many people have called this way of looking at life as “grasshopper thinking.” It is a way of thinking that leaves God completely out of the equation.

Grasshopper thinking has prevented many people, down through the ages, from becoming everything God intended them to become and robbed them of things He intended for them to enjoy. It keeps believers from ever even attempting any great thing for God, defeating and preventing them from bringing the Kingdom of God to others. Grasshopper thinking is leaving God out of His plan for our lives. When God shows me His plan for the next step in my life, it is not my job to begin to evaluate His plan. It is my job simply to trust Him, believe that He will provide everything necessary for it to succeed, and then to start walking in it.

“LORD, You told us to go into all the world and to share the good news with everyone. We will go in obedience, LORD, please give us the words and courage to fulfill Your plans for us today.”