-March 26, 2024-
Good morning beloved, happy Tuesday,
“Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the Lord God of Israel.”
(Joshua 14:14).
Caleb was a man of God who followed the Lord fully through the forty years of trudging through the wilderness and entered the Promised Land. He and Joshua were the only two had made it. All the others who left Egypt died in the wilderness because of their unbelief and rebellion.
Caleb and Joshua were the two spies whom Moses sent out to spy the land with ten others. The other eight brought back a bad report, but Caleb and Joshua trusted the Lord and by faith confessed that God would give them the land and that they should go and take possession of it.
Now Israel had won the victory and it was time to divide the land. God through Moses promised Caleb his portion, Hebron. It was a good land in the mountains where giants, the Anakim, lived in fortified cities. Caleb had to defeat them and drive them out.
By this time he was eighty-five years old, yet he testified of himself, “And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day as on the day, eighty-five years old. As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and for coming in” (Joshua 14:10-11).
Caleb was a loyal, faithful, godly man. He was a good warrior. God gave him his reward, just as He will reward our faithful service for Him. He finished strong to the end, following the Lord fully to the finish line.
May the Lord help us to be loyal, faithful servants. We need more Calebs today. The song writer wrote, “Men full of compassion, who laugh and love and love and cry; men who face eternity and aren’t afraid to die. Men who fight for freedom and honor once again, He just needs a few good men.”
Have a blessed day for the Lord. Be a Caleb. Stay safe and healthy.
Serving loyally and faithfully every day, wherever we go in every way,
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 