A friend of mine just came back from Israel, and he said one of the most interesting places he visited was a McDonalds. (Boy, he must have had a lousy tour guide). He said when he was ordering, he had the option of getting his fries in small, medium, or ANAK sized. Anak means “giant, or very large” in the Hebrew language. He approached the counter with confidence as he said, “I’ll take a #1 combo meal, ANAK sized!”
I’m taking a Hebrew class on the book of Numbers this semester, and chapter 13 has a great story. The spies come back from the Promised Land, but most of them are reporting that the people there are just too powerful for the Hebrews to overcome. In fact, verse 28 reports the people saying, “the ones who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. And besides, we saw the descendants of ANAK there!” The people of Anak were giants, from the same bloodline as Goliath, and their average height was over 6.5 feet tall. Archaeological records tell us that the average height of an Israelite in Old Testament times was just over 5 feet. Imagine the spies as they went into the Promised Land and saw their enemy standing over 2 feet taller than them, bearing huge weapons and mean scowls on their face. No wonder they were scared when they came back to Moses!
This aspect of the story only makes the two spies who believed they could take the land even more impressive for me. Joshua and Caleb had the faith that God would help them overcome their enemies and fulfill His promise to the people of Israel no matter how daunting the task seemed.
Are you facing situations in your life that seem to be insurmountable? Is God testing your faith? Do you have some ANAK-sized troubles in your life right now? Well, you’re not the first, nor the last. And I challenge you to look back on your life and see how God has provided for you in the past as a way to build you faith for the future. Ask yourself, “God has always looked out for me in the past, so why do I think He is going to stop now?” God rewards our faithfulness in Him, so regardless of our circumstances, let’s follow Him and trust that He will protect us, provide for us, and sustain us in our times of need.
1 John 5:4, “For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.”
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