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Speaker: The following podcast is a Jill dev Divine Media production. we We're just normal kids learning about God's big story. Welcome to Normal Goes a Long Way.
Speaker: For kids! Hello, families. I'm Miss April, and I'm delighted that you are here walking with us through God's big story. Last week, Ms. Hannah asked if you could create a new rule, what would it be?
Speaker: Here's what you told us. To be nice to a person even if they're mean to you.
Speaker: You don't even have to pay for anything. You guys are filled with great ideas. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us. Today we'll hear from an awesome kid with super fun facts about fruit.
Speaker: It's time for some fun facts! My name is Olivia. I'm eight years old and I'm in third grade. A pomegranate fruit can have up to 1,400 seeds inside.
Speaker: Kiwis used to be called Chinese gooseberries. Strawberries are the only fruit that have seeds on the outside. When I was a little girl, I loved kiwi. Kiwi was my favorite fruit and I would often get kiwis in my stocking at Christmas, which made me so happy.
Speaker: do you have a favorite fruit that makes you super happy? Well, fruit comes into our story today, but not quite yet. I need to set the stage for you first. God's people were in a time of waiting.
Speaker: They were living in the wilderness, traveling from place to place. They were waiting for God to lead them into the special land that he had promised them. Is there anybody out there that loves to wait?
Speaker: I feel like the answer is probably no. Most people don't like waiting. It's not very fun to wait in a line, wait for dinner to be made, wait for your birthday to finally come. And God's people were like us. They didn't love waiting.
Speaker: And they were waiting for a long, long time to get to this promised land. Years and years. After lots of traveling, God's people finally reached the edge of Canaan, the land that God had promised his people.
Speaker: These tired travelers were so excited because their long journey was almost over. Moses called the people together and said, before we go into this promised land, we need to send some explorers in so we can find out what it is like.
Speaker: An explorer is a person who goes to a place that they have never gone to before. Moses chose 12 explorers and he told them, go into the land.
Speaker: We want to know what it looks like. Is the soil good for planting food? Are there trees? What about the people? Are they strong or weak? What are the towns like?
Speaker: Come back and tell us all about it. The 12 explorers packed up and went to the new land. They explored for 40 days. Everybody gathered around to hear what they had to say when they got back.
Speaker: One explorer said, the land is awesome. The soil is great for planting. Taste these wonderful fruits that we found. He started passing out grapes, pomegranates, and figs.
Speaker: This got the people very excited, yum. It was so good to know that they would have delicious food to eat in their new land. But then the mood changed. Moses asked, what about the people in the land? What are they like?
Speaker: The explorers started looking fearful. One said, they make me really nervous. I don't think we can go there. The cities are huge and they have tall walls around them.
Speaker: The people are big and strong. Some of them look like giants. This was bad news for God's people. They started to worry. Some of the Israelites said, oh no, we should have just stayed in Egypt.
Speaker: That would have been better. But two explorers, Caleb and Joshua, were not afraid. They trusted God and they told the people, listen, we can do this.
Speaker: We do not need to be afraid. God is on our side. i want to tell you that God's people agreed with Caleb and Joshua. After all, God had been wonderful to his people, right?
Speaker: He had led them away from terrible Egypt. He had split the Red Sea right down the middle so that they could be safe. He had been with them every step of the way in the wilderness.
Speaker: Even though God had been so good to his people, they did not believe Caleb and Joshua. They were full of fear. God was angry with the people.
Speaker: Why couldn't they trust him? Moses pleaded with God to forgive the people. God agreed to forgive the people, but he did not allow his people to enter the land for another 40 years.
Speaker: So let's get to the point. Joshua and Caleb believed in God's promise. I can believe in God's promise too. Today with your family, I want you to answer this question.
Speaker: How is life better when we trust God? If you want to tell us what your family talked about, you can go to the show notes at normalgoesalongway.com where we tell you how to send in a voice memo.
Speaker: You could even be featured on a future episode of this podcast. Don't forget, God loves you with a great big love.
