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Mountain Joshua 14:12
Dear Friends in Alberta, I hope you are well and finding peace and power in Jesus Christ, our best friend, Savior, and soon-coming King! I invite you to remember the following story: Years ago, when God’s people pressed up close to the Promised Land, twelve men were chosen to go ahead and spy out the land. They waded through rivers, hiked through forests, darted over meadows, and crept cautiously around Canaanite villages. They took mental notes of all they saw and heard. Twelve spies came back with stories. Two triumphantly showed the gawking crowd the single cluster of grapes they both struggled to carry. Others told of fertile soil, abundant fruit trees, and well-watered pastures. However, ten of the twelve spoke mostly of the giants in the land who 10
Alberta Adventist News
JUNE 2022
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In February of this year, my wife, April, found out she has aggressive, stage 4 large B-cell lymphoma. It was and continues to be a shock. We fasted, prayed, and asked God what He most wanted us to ask of Him. He led us to ask Him to bring the highest glory to Jesus through this crisis, whether He heals her or not, and bring believers and unbelievers to know that He is enough."
lived in high-walled cities. Ten of the twelve spoke of how small they were — “like grasshoppers” (Num. 13:33) — when compared with the giants. They spoke of cities that could not be taken, giants that could not be beaten, and nations that were thought to be too strong for the God of all gods. Nevertheless, the two had another story. Two men faced the crowd and faithfully confronted the fears. Joshua and Caleb boldly proclaimed, “Do not fear the people of the land, for they will be our prey. Their protection has been removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them” (14:9, NASB). On that day, Israel refused to move forward by faith. Their rebellion led to a 40-year detour through the wilderness. After 40 years, all the generations who had rebelled had died except for Caleb and Joshua.
