Long Lasting Faith
I love the account of Caleb's life in the Bible. He had such a fantastic testimony of how God had blessed him because of his faith in Him. The fact is that Caleb did not waver in his faith even though he had to wait over 40 years to receive what God promised. That is the long lasting faith that we all need to have as Christians. We should never give up on trusting God to deliver what He has promised us. When the Israelites finally got to the Promised Land, Caleb went to Joshua as he was dividing the land among the tribes. (Joshua 14:12) He asked Joshua to give him the hill country that the Lord had promised him. He reminded Joshua that as one of the a scouts they found the descendants of Anak living there in great, walled towns. However, he knew that if the Lord was with him, he could drive them out just as the Lord had said. What a great example for us. Caleb waited 40 years to get back to the Promised Land he had scouted and to take possession of the land God promised him. He kep...