August 4th, 2026
by CONVO Church
by CONVO Church
What does it look like to have God's heart for the city where you live? It starts with being honest about the giants standing in the way and having the courage to face them with bold, active faith.
In Numbers 13, God sent twelve spies into the land of Canaan. Ten came back paralyzed by fear, convinced the giants were too powerful and the walls too thick. Only two, Joshua and Caleb, came back ready to move forward. They had seen the same land and the same obstacles. The difference was not what they saw. It was what they believed about God.
The church today faces a similar crossroads. Sobering statistics reveal that only 6% of self-identified Christians hold a biblical worldview, and a significant portion hold beliefs that contradict the core of Scripture. This is not a reason to point fingers but a call to honest self-examination. A church that does not know the Word of God cannot stand against the giants of its time. Those giants are not abstract. They are real and present in every city, including addiction, suicide, the devaluing of human life, and leaders who champion darkness over truth. The level of peace in any city is directly connected to the spiritual engagement of God's people.
Three responses are possible when facing these giants. The first is doubt, letting fear of the enemy grow louder than trust in God. The second is indifference, a self-focused faith more concerned with personal comfort than the mission of God. The third is the Caleb and Joshua response, courageous and faithful, anchored in Matthew 6:33 and empowered by the Holy Spirit. Revelation 21 warns that cowardice heads the list of those who will not inherit the blessings of God. That warning was written to believers. The same God who parted the Red Sea and raised Jesus from the dead goes before His people today. No giant is too large, and no wall is too thick for Him.
There are real giants in your city right now. The question is which kind of spy are you going to be? Identify the giant you have been avoiding and take one step of faith toward it this week!
In Numbers 13, God sent twelve spies into the land of Canaan. Ten came back paralyzed by fear, convinced the giants were too powerful and the walls too thick. Only two, Joshua and Caleb, came back ready to move forward. They had seen the same land and the same obstacles. The difference was not what they saw. It was what they believed about God.
The church today faces a similar crossroads. Sobering statistics reveal that only 6% of self-identified Christians hold a biblical worldview, and a significant portion hold beliefs that contradict the core of Scripture. This is not a reason to point fingers but a call to honest self-examination. A church that does not know the Word of God cannot stand against the giants of its time. Those giants are not abstract. They are real and present in every city, including addiction, suicide, the devaluing of human life, and leaders who champion darkness over truth. The level of peace in any city is directly connected to the spiritual engagement of God's people.
Three responses are possible when facing these giants. The first is doubt, letting fear of the enemy grow louder than trust in God. The second is indifference, a self-focused faith more concerned with personal comfort than the mission of God. The third is the Caleb and Joshua response, courageous and faithful, anchored in Matthew 6:33 and empowered by the Holy Spirit. Revelation 21 warns that cowardice heads the list of those who will not inherit the blessings of God. That warning was written to believers. The same God who parted the Red Sea and raised Jesus from the dead goes before His people today. No giant is too large, and no wall is too thick for Him.
There are real giants in your city right now. The question is which kind of spy are you going to be? Identify the giant you have been avoiding and take one step of faith toward it this week!
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