LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL
SAY NO TO NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS
6TH , AUGUST 2022
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Isaiah 58-62
READ: Numbers 13:21-31
21 So they went up, and searched the land from
the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto
Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now
Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
23 And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and
cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it
between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the
figs.
24 The place was called the brook Eshcol,
because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from
thence.
25 And they returned from searching of the land
after forty days.
26 And they went and came to Moses, and to
Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the
wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all
the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
27 And they told him, and said, We came unto the
land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and
this is the fruit of it.
28 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell
in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the
children of Anak there.
29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the
south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the
mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.
30 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.
31 But the men that went up with him said, We be
not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.
MEMORISE:” And there we saw the giants, the sons of
Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers,
and so we were in their sight.” - Numbers 13:33
EXPOSITION
How you see yourself speaks volumes of who you are and what becomes
of you. We are created in God's image and likeness (Gen.1v26-28), different
from animals and other creatures. It is a serious crime to reduce God's image
in you to that of animals or anything at all. However, from time immemorial,
people have shown their depravity in how they prefer to worship images of
creatures than our Creator. God's Word condemns this unholy act--idolatry (Isa.
44v6-20).
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Those Israelites in
today's text compared themselves to grasshoppers-perception problem. A negative
look of yourself will affect everything about yourself, situation, and people
around you. In fact, you will see God smaller than your problem, like the 10
negative spies. Negative perception is like suicide mission, because it kills
man's possibility of progressing and fulfilling His God-given dream.
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To overcome
negative perceptions, see yourself as God's image (Gen.1v26-27). Also, be
fearless: lack of courage reduces self-confidence and self worth (Exo.14v13,
Jos.1v6). In addition, you need positive self-awareness (Gen.3v3, Matt.3v17;
4v1-11). Working on and developing yourself consistently would be of help, (Eccl.10v10). You also need an
unwavering faith in God (Lk.17v5). Very importantly, see your challenge in the
light of God's Word. The giants the people saw, were already fallen giants
(Num.14v6-9). Finally, have the "I can" mentally (Num.13v30,
Phil.4v13), that is premised on God, prayer and constant meditation in His
Word.
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PRAYER POINT:
1. Lord, deliever me from the decadence and
ignorance that are capable of leading me into godlessness and eternal
damnation.
2. I have known You Lord; help me to continue to
sustain that knowledge through constant study of Your Word, prayer and faith.
3. I possess all that You have ordained for me to
possess by faith in Your Word; no fear, no failure and no falling.
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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