“Now therefore give me this mountain,
wherefore the Lord spake that day…” Joshua 14:12
A
“45” year old promise! That’s what Caleb
had to hold onto, of which “38” years were spent in the wilderness with the spoken
promise unseen and “7” years in Canaan which allowed him only to see it
afar. For Caleb his faith and strength in the Lord
was as strong as when he received his promise forty-five years earlier. And,
yet he still had to drive out the inhabitants in order to possess his
promise. Two characteristics allowed Caleb to see the goodness
and favor of God and receiving his spoken promise: Patience and Perseverance.
As Christians the promise we claim by
way of God’s spoken word offer no time table for fruition. Yet, we
cannot allow such an obstacle hinder us from receiving the fullness of it. Patience
and Perseverance are the actions of our faith that work as a vehicle that
deliver the promises of God. Forty-five years; is your faith and strength
in God as strong as the day you received your eternal promise?
HSAY…Todd
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