National Security Pt. 3

What Kind of SIGHT Do You Have?


If you'll recall, we concluded in Part I that Israel's desire for a king was ultimately based upon FEAR.

Fear is based upon what we SEE.

This trend goes way back to the garden:

"Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves" (Genesis 2:7).
Okay, so their eyes are OPENED. And then they hear God coming, so they freak out and hide as though GOD wouldn't know where they are. And what does Adam give as his excuse for hiding? "I was afraid." Thus, Adam and Eve were AFRAID BECAUSE their EYES were OPENED.

Were they blind before this? No, they used to see the world through God's eyes. But they have lost this kind of sight.

2 Corinthians 5: 7 says, "We walk by faith and not by sight."

If we only look at the evidence that we can we can physically see, then we have cause to be afraid. Israel continually found themselves in circumstances where they were face to face with nations that were BIGGER and STRONGER than they were. If they were to only observe these physical facts, then, yes, they had reason to fear. But God wanted them to observe those visible facts, and then say, "It doesn't matter because God is with me!"

A good example is Joshua and Caleb's report on the promised land. God (sends them into Canaan) with ten other spies to check it out... When they come back the other 10 spies say "We can't do it. They're humongous GIANTS! We're like grasshoppers compared to them. Forget it, they'll crush us." ((Numbers 13: 26-31). But Joshua and Caleb say, "No don't listen to them. We can do this. God has given it to us; we can do it!

So, what's the difference between them and the other ten spies? They all SAW the same FACTS, but somehow Joshua and Caleb have faith. Because they can see it through God's eyes.