Faith School with Keith Moore

Episode: Week 148.3 – Faith For Provision: Reason #16: The Promised Land – III (Wed)

Date: June 30, 2025

Episode Overview

In this installment of the "Faith For Provision" series, Keith Moore continues to lay out "30 reasons from scripture why we are sure abundant provision is always God's will for us all." This episode focuses on Reason #16: The Promised Land, exploring how God's desire for abundance, as demonstrated by the Promised Land given to Israel, is a living principle for believers today. Moore emphasizes that God's provision is a matter of faith, not merit or human effort, and encourages listeners to delight in God's great goodness instead of rejecting or despising it.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

Abundant Provision is Always God’s Will

• Establishing the Foundation (02:20–04:45)
  • Moore reiterates the core thesis: Abundant provision is God's will for every believer, not just a chosen few.
  • Quote: "Abundant provision is always God's will for us all. Say it again: Abundant provision is always God's will for me, always." (03:23)
  • He addresses common objections rooted in worldly observation rather than scripture: just because poverty exists doesn’t mean it is God’s will.

Learning from the Promised Land Example

• Old Testament Parallels (05:05–11:20)
  • God promised Israel a "good land… where there was no scarceness, a land where you wouldn’t lack anything." (06:10)
  • Moore emphasizes this wasn’t an idea Israel concocted, but God’s explicit intent and initiative for His people.
  • Key Scripture: Nehemiah 9:25 is cited, noting houses "full of all goods," wells, vineyards, abundance—signs of the material aspect of God’s goodness.
  • Quote: "'They delighted themselves in your great goodness.' Say it out loud: Delighted themselves. Now see, this is how they responded to the goodness of God." (11:30)

The Role of Faith and Personal Progression

• Faith for Each Step (12:20–15:00)
  • Moore encourages faith at every level—believing God for each next step, whether it is moving off the street, into an apartment, or into a home.
  • Quote: "Go ahead and say it out: I believe God wants good things for me, including my own place. Thank you, Lord, for doing this for me." (13:00)
  • He calls it a "progressive thing: grace to grace, faith to faith, glory to glory."

Receiving by Grace, Not Works

• Provision by Grace (16:10–18:30)
  • Joshua 24:13 is referenced—God’s people received land, homes, vineyards they had not worked for: "It was by grace. And actually all we had to do is believe it."
  • The real battle is not producing the provision, but combating doubt, fear, and unbelief.
  • Quote: "We fight not the good fight to get the stuff. We fight the good fight of faith… the unbelief, the fear, the doubt." (17:20)

Responding to God’s Goodness

• Delighting vs. Despising (19:00–23:25)
  • Moore contrasts the first generation of Israelites—who "despised… and slandered" God’s promise and plan—with those who delighted in His goodness.
  • Applies this today: some mock or criticize messages of God’s abundance and thus never lay hold of it.
  • Quote: "That's sad, because it is not just a rejection of a preacher like me. It's a rejection of the goodness of God." (23:00)

A Prayer for Open Hearts

• Responsive Prayer (23:30)
  • Moore leads listeners in a prayer:
    • "Lord, open my eyes and ears and heart and mind that I never despise your goodness, that I never slander or speak evil of any of your good things. I choose to rejoice and to delight in your goodness." (23:55)

Overcoming Unbelief and Embracing God’s Plan

• Personal Testimony & Encouragement (25:40–36:50)
  • Moore shares his personal experience: having moved several times by God’s leading, leaving behind places and things he’d believed for over decades.
  • God challenged him: "Do you believe I’m able to give you better than this?" (33:55)
  • Moore affirms that following God’s leading resulted in receiving much greater blessings than what was left behind.
  • Quote: "Do you believe God can do better than you have seen or known? He is able to do exceeding abundantly above any and everything you have ever thought or asked. He is this good." (36:00)
  • He encourages: don't cling to "little stuff" and miss God’s greater plan.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Determining God’s Will:

  • "You don’t ascertain the will of God by what has happened or by what is going on… We ascertain the will of God by what he said, which does not change." (04:30)

• On Responding to Goodness:

  • "They delighted themselves in your great goodness." (11:30)

• Fight of Faith:

  • "You have to put your helmet on—the hope of salvation—so them stupid thoughts can’t get in your mind… and keep your shield of faith up…" (18:05)

• Personal Surrender:

  • "He said, do you believe I'm able to give you better than this? … Yes, Lord, I do believe you are able to give us better than this. I believe it." (33:55)

• God’s Capacity to Bless:

  • "God can do more. Do you believe God can do better than you have seen or known? He is able to do exceeding abundantly above any and everything you have ever thought or asked." (36:00)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 02:20 – Reaffirming God’s will for abundant provision
• 06:10 – The Promised Land: God’s example of abundance
• 11:30 – Delighting in God’s goodness (Nehemiah 9:25)
• 13:00 – Faith for the next step: believing for your own place
• 17:20 – The true fight: combating unbelief, not earning provision
• 19:00 – Delighting vs. despising God’s plan and abundance
• 23:55 – Guided prayer: never despising God’s goodness
• 25:40–36:00 – Keith Moore’s testimony: stepping out in faith, receiving better
• 36:00 – Encouragement: God can do exceeding abundantly above all we ask

Conclusion

Keith Moore’s core message in this episode is that God’s will for abundant provision, as exemplified in the Promised Land, is timeless and true for every believer today. The key is to delight in—never reject—God’s great goodness, respond with faith, and be willing to follow His leading through each step, believing that He truly is able and willing to do “exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think.”

Memorable Closing:
"Don't let the goodness of God be too great for you so that you balk at it and you choke on it... I believe God is this good. And I delight in God's great good to me." (35:00)

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