caleb

I was reading in Joshua today. It's awesome to read about God fulfilling a centuries old promise that Abraham's descendants would possess that specific land. It is beautiful and inspiring to read about the different ways that God shows Himself faithful to help them as they take possession of this land.

But you know what really got me? Caleb. You want to talk about someone who is hard-core, Caleb is at the top of my list. He was 40 years old when he went with the spies to spy out the land. He reported back that God would give this land into their hands, that God would be with them. This is why he survives for the next 45 years instead of being swept away with the others who doubted God.

And then there he is 45 years later. He asks for the portion of land that he spied out which is what God promised him. It was good land. But it was also where the giants lived. It was hill country, much easier to defend. And here's 85 year old Caleb. He is just as strong as he was at 40. He is just as filled with spirit and fire. And he takes his land. He defeats those who were dwelling there and takes possession of his land because he believed God would be faithful to him.