And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. – Hebrews 11:6 ESV
In the day when I cried out, You answered me,
And made me bold with strength in my soul. – Psalm 138:3 NKJV
Promise means process.
Two kinds of promises: Unconditional & Conditional
Unconditional promises– A promise based entirely on God’s character and faithfulness.
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. – 2 Peter 1:3-4 ESV
Conditional promises – A promise requiring our cooperation.
Kadesh Barnea –
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- A place of testing
- A place of miracles
- A boundary point (that point of transition/of no return)
CHARACTER
What’s your HQ? (Humility Quotient)
1. Trust
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- Not this what we said to you in Egypt: ‘Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” – Exodus 14:12 ESV
2. Dependence
3. Obedience
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- Reference Numbers 14
4. Faith & Patience
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- so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. – Hebrew 6:12 ESV
- Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land. – Exodus 23:30 ESV
- Mustard Seed Faith
5. Confidence
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- But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.” – Numbers 13:30 ESV
The process doesn’t produce the promise; the process produces the version of you that can step into the promise. – Sarah Jakes Roberts