Mensa Otabil - Well Able to Overcome (10/19/2025)
This is day number 15 of our 40 days of power. We’re making progress gradually and consistently. This week, we are looking at overcoming limitations. We’ve examined the story of Jeremiah, the story of Gideon, the story of Zerubbabel, and today we look at the story of Caleb. These were all people who overcame limitations, and you will also break through every limitation this week and in this month.
Numbers chapter 13, verse 30: «Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, 'Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.'» This story speaks volumes about how Christians respond to challenges. Many times, we start with the promise of God; we’re very sure things will work out, and then we face opposition and turn very negative. That’s what happened to the children of Israel. God had promised them a land, and they were very enthusiastic about it until they visited the land and saw the people who lived there. They became so discouraged. The leaders who went to spy out the land came back and gave a negative report. The whole nation went into mourning. Yet one man, Caleb, stood up and said, «Hey, everybody, keep quiet! It’s not as bad as being reported.» He said, «We are well able to overcome it.»
Three things I want you to see about Caleb’s attitude that help us know how to overcome negativity when it starts rising. The first thing is that we have to silence the voice of unbelief. Caleb quieted the people. The voice of unbelief is very infectious— «I can’t do it,» «I’m not able,» «Things are hard,» «Life is hard,» «Oh, we’re all going to die!» When people start voicing these things, they become very infectious, and before you realize it, it becomes your language, and your language becomes self-defeating. What Caleb did was he quieted the people. He said, «Shut up!» Sometimes it’s important to speak to yourself when you are getting agitated and afraid and say, «Shut up, man. Table, shut up! Keep quiet! Don’t be afraid!» Or speak to your environment and say, «I’m not going to let these noises of defeat overcome me.» So you have to shut down the negative voices.
The second thing is to act quickly. Urgent action was taken when Caleb told the people, «Let us go up at once!» Don’t waste time! When God gives you an assignment, don’t waste time. Don’t wait until tomorrow to do the things you must do today. If you must do it today, don’t say, «I’ll do it tomorrow.» If you must make the call today, don’t say, «I’ll make it tomorrow.» If you must make the decision today, don’t say, «I’m going to do it tomorrow.» When you postpone your action, you’re also postponing your victory. Caleb says, «Quiet down, everybody! Let’s go quickly! Let’s possess the land!» Quick action, urgent action!
The third thing is that we have to learn to speak confidently. Caleb said, «We are well able to overcome it.» He says, «We are well able to overcome it» because God is with us. If God is with us, there’s no impossibility. So when negativity surrounds you, quiet it! Tell it to shut up! Tell your own mind to shut up! Tell that inner voice in you to shut up and tell the voices speaking to you about fear and defeat to shut up. Act, take urgent action, and also speak confidently because that is how you encourage yourself in the Lord so that you can go against every limitation and overcome them. This month, you will overcome. This day, you will overcome. You will not be a victim of circumstances. The whole world may be in darkness, but you are the light of the world, and you will shine in the midst of darkness.
Let us pray. Say with me, «Heavenly Father, I boldly declare that I am well able to overcome every obstacle facing me. In Jesus' name, Amen.»