It always seems a bit trite to say that “God has a wonderful plan for your life”, but with the giving of the land these tribes of Israel the families could see God’s wonderful plan. Here in Joshua 14:1-15 we examine one man’s quest for that inheritance which was promised to him 45 years earlier, Caleb. As glorious a chapter as this is it is also a sad reminder as we examine the greatness of this man’s faith we are reminded that we all should reflect such faith in God as well. The truth of the matter is that Caleb didn’t possess anything that we all don’t have at our disposal he just chose to live that way.
We are far too apt to take the path of least resistance and as such become content with things as they are rather than being courageous in our faith and going forward by His Spirit to lay hold of that which God has for us, no matter how large the mountain and how inhabited with giants it may be. Friends, no matter what things lie ahead nothing can keep us from that which God has for us but US! Through the energy of faith and not the flesh we are called to take possession of what is already ours in Christ. We will never inherit the blessings of God in the energy of the flesh but neither will we inherit them apart from faith.