God's promises are within your reach, but they may not be in your hand.

Dr. Tony Evans says God provides, but it's up to us to accept.

God does what He does from heaven. You grab it on earth.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.

Sometimes God's commands in the Old Testament can seem harsh to us, but Dr. Evans explains that even his judgments carried a purpose rooted in grace and protection. Today, we'll discover how

leaving just a little bit of sin unchecked can grow into a much bigger problem,

and why experiencing God's promises requires not only faith, but also decisive action on our part.

Let's join Dr. Evans in the book of Joshua for today's lesson on avoiding the dangers of settling for less than what God has offered.

40 years ago, chapter 14 tells us, he says in verse 7,

I was 40 years old when Moses, the servant of the Lord, sent me from Kadesh Barnier to spy out the land.

So he goes all the way back 40 years and remembers when he was part of that group of 12

that went into the promised land

to spy it out for Israel to go into the land God promised. You remember that 10 of the spies said

that the land is exactly what God said it was, but the enemy there is too big, too great, too strong,

we can't take it. He says in verse 8,

nevertheless, my brethren who went up with me, may the hearts of the people melt with fear.

Now notice this phrase, but I follow the Lord my God fully. Notice at the end of verse 9,

you have followed the Lord my God fully. Notice the end of verse 14.

Because he followed the Lord God of Israel fully. 12 spies 10 said we can't do it. Joshua and

Caleb said no. God said we can do this, so let's take God at his word.

The other people made the hearts of the people melt with fear.

They created a panic because those leaders did not believe God.

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