“A Defective Perspective”

Numbers 13 

Pastor Rex Keaton

“Perspective” – to see things as they really are and not as they may appear.  

I.                   Their Peers

Þ    Two men – Joshua and Caleb

Þ    Ten men – Ammiel, Gaddiel, Nahbi, Geuel, Sethur, Shammua, Shaphat, Igal, Palti and Gaddi

They had different perspectives.

II.                Their Positions

A.     These men were leaders.

B.     These men were lucky.

III.             Their Plan

“Spy out the land which I am giving to the children of Israel . (2)

Ø      4 times he mentions the land

Ø      1 time he mentions the people

Ø      1 time he mentions the cities  

IV.              Their Proclamation

A.     They all agreed on the important things.

B.     They all disagreed on the unimportant things.

V.                 Their Perspectives

A.     10 Spies - We can't do it.

B.     2 spies - Let's go for it!

This is not an overconfident statement but an overcomers statement.

VI.              Our Perspectives

U      Much of success or failure depends upon our perspective.

U      We cannot always choose our circumstances but we can always choose our perspective.

U      It’s all a matter of perspective.

* Don’t die in the wilderness of a defective perspective. *