by Adam Johnson
'Not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land that I
swore to give to your fathers, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it, and to him and to his children I will give the land on which he has trodden, because he has wholly followed the LORD!' Deuteronomy 1:35-36
The Old Testament is full of stories that inspire and encourage us to greater faith in the Lord. Children's story books are full of the twelve spies who went in to Canaan and gave an evil report to the people, causing them not to believe that God could give them the Promised Land. However, in the time when God's anger was fierce, there still stood men who refused to disbelieve God. The Bible states this man WHOLLY followed the Lord. It was a testimony that is given to few individuals in the Scriptures. That man is Caleb -- when potentially millions refused to follow God he not only believed, but rebuked the millions.
Our families will be affected, our culture will be affected, our very being will be changed into the image that God has for us. It begins with a determination - a refusal to believe that God could ever fail us in His Word. Lets take hold of the promises and commands God has given us!
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