Follow the Leader
Jan 23, 2022
Summary
There are multiple examples in the Bible where God has provided a leader for His people. One thing that is always the same is that the leader chosen is already doing something, he is already working, being constructive and mindful of God. That leaders is also a God fearing man who walks in the way of the Lord. Once God determines the task He calls His man and gives Him the task. He then expects His people to follow the leader.
Detail
In this sermon we discuss "Following the Leader" using Moses and the 12 spies who went into the land of Canaan, the Promised Land, to spy on the inhabitants of the land and to find out what type of land was it. The 12 men picked by Moses were leaders of their individual tribes and were well respected. God had told Moses that Canaan was the Promised Land and He was giving it to them, all they had to do was go and take it. He did not promise it would be easy, but He did promise that it would be done and they would own the land. The spies went and found the land to be of milk and honey, but they also found the land to be occupied by other tribes that were giants and warriors and lived in fortified cities. While the fruits were huge and plentiful and tasted great there still was the issue of the inhabitants and their size and might. Ten of the men said that the Israelites could not take the land, two said they could. The people rebelled and wanted to go back to Egypt, back to slavery and hunger. God was not happy nor was Moses or Joshua and Caleb, they tried to convince them that they could take the land because God had promised it to them...