“Now, therefore, give me this mountain.” (Joshua 14:12).
Mountains come in different shapes and forms. For some people, it may come as an illness; for others as a financial crisis; for others as failure in relationships or to give birth; and yet for others as failure in business or career. When confronted with such mountains, many people give up. They say, “This is too difficult to overcome.” They have been defeated before they even began.
Mountains are there to be conquered. Zechariah 4:7 says, “Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain!”. Caleb was not going to allow the mountain to prevent him from entering into the promises of God. He knew the God he was serving, and so could confidently say, “Now, therefore, give me this mountain. For I will surely conquer it.” He looked beyond the mountain, to see his big God.
What promises has God made to you? God says,
“No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life” (Joshua 1:5).
Wherever you go, God will cause fear to fall on the “mountains” in front of you,
“No one shall be able to stand against you. The LORD your God will lay the fear of you and the dread of you on all the land that you shall tread, as he promised you” (Deuteronomy 11:25).
Your “mountains shall fall at your side,
“A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.” (Psalm 91:7).
Would you allow fear and doubt to rob you of these promises?
“For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding “Yes!” And through Christ, our “Amen” (which means “Yes”) ascends to God for his glory.” (2 Corinthians 1: 20).
“Not a single one of all the good promises the LORD had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.” (Joshua 21:45).