Tapping into Limitless Power

The sons of Anak were a race of giants greatly feared by the Israelites. When the spies made their report about the Promised Land, it included to specific references to the Anakites: first, an observation that was true “Moreover we saw the children of Anak there” (Numbers 13:28); second, an interpretation that was false “We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we” (Numbers 13:31).

For forty years these giants had stood as a taunting symbol of the nation’s disbelief. So formidable were they that the nation had coined a saying, “Who can stand before the children of Anak!” (Deuteronomy 9:2). But Moses assured the Israelites that God specializes in dealing the Anakites.

Where are you facing “children of Anak” in your life? What impossible situation seems to stand squarely in the way of your spiritual progress? God’s word to Israel is also aimed at you: “The Lord thy God… goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them” (Deuteronomy 9:3).

When your heart is filled with faith, there is no room left for fear.

So many times we look at the troubles or the situations that we are facing and we feel hopeless. We wonder: how in the world is this surmountable? How will we ever get past this? We can’t seem to see any light or anything positive about the situation. So many times we judge the hopelessness of the situation on our own capabilities instead of God’s. We look at the situation through the eyes of someone who has limited strength, limited wisdom, limited knowledge, limited resources, etc. instead of looking at it through the eyes of our God who is limitless in strength, wisdom, knowledge and power. He also has limitless resources as everything on the earth is his. Regardless of what the need or situation, God CAN take care of it. Throughout the days that Jesus walked on the earth he used variations of the phrase, “as your faith is so be it unto you.” That tells me the only thing hindering us from tapping into God’s limitless power and resources is our faith.