What is holding us back?

Every single time that I have ever read the account of the spies sent into Canaan, I have been moved. This is no exception. Israel has reached the Promised Land. Their journey is over. I am struck by the fact that the majority of the spies, and ultimately, Israel, chose not to enter into Canaan. They are blinded by their fear. God has clearly given them this land and the land is quite obviously everything they could have possibly dreamed it might be. It's flowing with milk and honey, for goodness sakes!

The problem, of course, is not the promise or the One that makes the promise. The problem is there might have been obstacles. It might have been hard. They didn't understand how they could take the land on their own. This was their problem. Though God had made a promise, Israel decided to rest on its own understanding.

How often do we fail to trust in God because of our fear? We rest on our own understanding or attempt to deliver for ourselves. Let us truly put our trust in God to provide.