Worthy Brief - 2/24/2026
Friend, the evidence of the harvest!
Numbers 13:1-2 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel; from each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a leader among them."
Numbers 13:20 whether the land is rich or poor; and whether there are forests there or not. Be of good courage. And bring some of the fruit of the land." Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes.
John 4:35 Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!
The transition from wilderness to promise began with instruction. The Lord told Moses, “Send men to spy out the land… which I am giving to the children of Israel.” The language matters. God did not say, “See if you can take it.” He said, “See what I am giving.” The promise was declared before it was explored. The spies were not sent to evaluate the possibility, but to witness the provision.
After years of warning and wandering, Israel stood at the edge of fulfillment. The land was no longer a distant word -- it was visible terrain. And when the spies entered, they did not first encounter war -- they encountered abundance.
They came to the Valley of Eshcol and cut down a cluster of grapes so large it had to be carried between two men on a pole. The fruit was excessive. The harvest was undeniable. The land was exactly as God had spoken—flowing with milk and honey.
Before the spies mentioned the giants, the abundant fruit was displayed.
God allowed them to taste promise before confronting opposition. The evidence of harvest came first. Heaven was saying, “What I declared is real. What I promised is prepared.”
The wilderness had sustained them with daily manna, but Canaan offered overflow. Manna was survival. The land was an inheritance. The grapes were more than produce -- they were a preview of destiny.
And this speaks directly to us.
The harvest of the nations has already been declared before us. The gospel mandate still stands firm. God is not waiting to see if the harvest is possible -- He has already spoken it into motion. We are not sent to debate whether it can happen; we are sent to recognize what He has already prepared and step into it by faith.
The fruit is visible. Hearts are ready. The promise is substantial.
The question is not whether the harvest exists -- it is whether we will believe what God has already declared.
Friend, lift your eyes and see the harvest set before you. God has already spoken abundance over this hour, and His word does not return void. The study of the wilderness wanderings was to refine us, to strengthen us, and to prepare us -- but it was never the destination. The harvest now awaits. Do not measure promise through hesitation or past struggle. Look at what He has given. Agree boldly with what He has declared. The evidence of harvest is in front of us, and faith must rise -- not timidly, but confidently -- to step in and gather what heaven has prepared.
George & Baht Rivka (Melbourne, Florida)
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