Thank you. Nobody likes focusing on our flaws and weaknesses.

It's much more enjoyable to talk about our talents and our successes.

But today on Truth for Life, we'll learn why it's important to understand our own wretchedness

before we can grasp God's grace.

Alistair Begg is teaching from Romans chapter 8, but he begins with some Old Testament

examples of the believer's power in God.

Numbers 13, the story of the exploration of Canaan

on the part of the spies that were sent up by Moses.

The people go up and do the reconnaissance mission,

and in verse 26, they come back and give their report.

Nice place, nice idea,

we don't think we are to go. In the midst of that, you've got two characters. One is called Caleb,

and the other is called Joshua. What's wrong with these characters? Then Caleb, verse 30,

silenced the people before Moses, and he said, we should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it. Now, why did he say that? Because of

Romans chapter 8, verse 31. But he didn't know Romans chapter 8, verse 31. Well, he knew the

principle. He just didn't know the verse, because the verse didn't exist. But Caleb understood,

if God said he has this place for the Israelites, then he has this place for the Israelites.

Therefore, although these people are, as the majority group has reported,

we should certainly go up because we can certainly possess it because if God before us,

who can be against us? You See? He gets perspective. He's not saying they're not giants. He's not saying it's not fortified. He says, yes, it is. They're simply saying one

plus God is a majority, and that runs the whole way through the Old Testament.

Let's go from numbers into Joshua. We'll do just another one. Joshua chapter 11,

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