[12] So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. - Psalm 90:12 ESV
So close, yet so far.
Can you see Joshua and Caleb walking the land God had promised to give to Israel? With certainty, they could envision the miraculous way God would give it to them. They even tasted the fruit of the land before it was technically theirs. Their eyes were on the prize God had promised, not on the obstacles in the way.
Yet, the majority could not see it. The score was 10-2 in favor of the naysayers. As a competitor, it is my nature to look at life through competitive lenses! As you read the whole story, you see that Joshua and Caleb were out-numbered, but not out-matched. Any player who is on God's team will always win in the end. Why? Their faith was in the unfailing promise of God.
In the end, God did number their days. And their number was bigger than the faithless. Joshua and Caleb were the only men over 40 years of age who would enjoy the victories God would provide in the Promised Land.
[6] And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. - Hebrews 11:6 ESV
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