Through Faith or Fear

In this message from Numbers 13–14, we explore the truth of Lamentations 3:51 — “Mine eye affecteth mine heart” — and how what we focus on shapes our faith or feeds our fear. Through the examples of Eve, Lot, Achan, David, Jesus, Stephen, and the twelve spies, we see that the difference between Joshua and Caleb’s faith and the other spies’ fear wasn’t what they saw, but how they saw it. Faith and fear are both like magnifying glasses: one enlarges the problem, the other magnifies God. This sermon challenges us to take our eyes off the giants and fix them on the greatness of God, knowing that faith doesn’t deny reality — it redefines it in light of God’s promises, and the perspective we choose today will determine the potential we step into tomorrow.