Daily Devotional
"21 And Joshua came at that time and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction with their cities. 22 There was none of the Anakim left in the land of the people of Israel. Only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod did some remain."
Joshua 11:21-22 and Numbers 13:31-33
The Anakites, the giants who terrified Israel into forty years of wilderness wandering, fall like dominoes before Joshua. What caused a generation to shrink back in unbelief becomes “routine work of faith” for those who trusted God’s promises.
This contrast is striking. The same giants, the same impossible odds, but completely different outcomes. The difference wasn’t in the size of the enemy but in the size of their faith. The first generation saw giants and concluded they were too small. Joshua’s generation saw giants and remembered their God was too big.
“There was none of the Anakites left in the land of the people of Israel” (v. 22). Complete victory. Total conquest. Nothing left to terrorize future generations. This is how God works—His victories are thorough and final.
The giants in your life—those insurmountable obstacles, impossible relationships, persistent sins—they’re not too big for God. What looks impossible to you is routine work for Him. The question isn’t whether God can handle your giants; it’s whether you’ll trust Him to do so.
Today's Challenge
What "giants" in your life seem insurmountable right now? How might fear be keeping you from trusting God's power over these situations? What would it look like to approach these challenges with Joshua's faith rather than the spies' fear?
Prayer
Lord, I confess that sometimes I focus more on the size of my problems than on the size of my God. The same power that gave Joshua complete victory over the Anakites is available to me through Christ. Help me to see my giants through the lens of Your sovereignty rather than my limitations. Give me faith to trust that what seems impossible to me is routine work for You. In Jesus' name, Amen.
