See Him Who is Your Victory

The Israelites refused to enter the Promised Land, even though God had brought them out of slavery into safety.

Why? The evil report of the Timid Ten spies frightened all the people:

"And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight." (Numbers 13: 33)

They saw "giants", and then they saw themselves as grasshoppers, or as little insects, and how they saw themselves defined who they were before the giants.

Now, contrast this conflict with a more pressing situation later in the Old Testament:

"And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? 16And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. 17And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha." (2 Kings 6: 15-17)

Elisha, whose name means "God saves", who serves as a type of our Savior Jesus, prayed that the servant's eyes would be opened to see that He who was with them than those in the world (1 John 4: 4)

Instead of looking at the problems, Jesus invites us to see His victory, which is our victory:

"When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost." (John 19: 30)

Then

"There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus." (Romans 8: 1, ASV)

Followed by:'

"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us." (Romans 8: 37)

Jesus is our Victory, and as we see ourselves more in Him, we find all our enemies, which are His enemies, brough under our feet:

"20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all." (Romans 1: 20-23)

Not looking at ourselves nor our enemies, but when we see that through the Cross Jesus defeated every enemy, we are at rest and know and believe that no matter what we are facing, we overcome because of Him.

"4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. " (1 John 4: 4)

and of course:

"17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world." (1 John 4:1 7)