Topic: Grasshopper Disease [Joel Osteen Ministries – Today’s Word 16 May 2021]

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Today’s Scripture

Numbers 13:33, NKJVThere we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.

Today’s Word

When Moses sent twelve men to spy out the Promised Land, ten came back with a negative report. Notice how they didn’t say, “The giants called us grasshoppers.” They said, “We were in our own sight as grasshoppers.” They went in with a grasshopper mentality. Their thinking was contaminated before they got there. Opposition doesn’t determine who you are; it simply reveals who you are. If you have a grasshopper mentality, all your challenges and problems will look too big. “I can’t beat this sickness. I can’t get out of debt.” The problem is not the giants; the problem is your thinking. You’ve been infected with grasshopper disease. Joshua and Caleb saw the same giants, yet they said, “We are well able. Let us go in at once and take the land.” Their thinking wasn’t infected. They knew the forces for them were greater than the forces against them. When you’re not infected, you’ll have a boldness and confidence to take ground that others think is impossible.

Prayer for Today

Father, thank You that You are always greater than any difficulty or adversity I will ever face. Thank You that I am not a grasshopper, but I am well able to go in and take the land. I believe that You are going to bring me to the next level. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.