“But because my servant Caleb has a
different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I
will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.” Numbers 14:24
As we have been
diligently seeking the Lord’s will concerning FredWes’ relocation prospects I
have spent considerable time in this portion of Scripture. God had led His
people to the edge of the Promised Land as He promised when they left Egypt.
But Numbers 14
records the troubling way God’s people reacted upon receiving the report about
what the 12 spies had spied in the Land of Promise. It wasn’t a good reaction.
In fact, it was a very bad and irrational reaction!
I encourage you to
read the entire chapter. When you do this 24th verse will jump out
at you because it is such a contrast in tone with the rest of the chapter.
Caleb stands out like a shining star!
Caleb reminds me of
Andrew in the New Testament. You won’t see him mentioned much, but every time
he shows up in Scripture he is doing something significant! The world can’t
have too many Calebs! Neither can local churches!
I want you to
notice three outstanding descriptions God gives when He commends him to Moses.
As you meditate on these three God-given compliments, think of what God might
say about you if He were to describe you to someone!
Here’s the first!
Caleb was dedicated
servant – “my servant Caleb”.
What does a dedicated servant do?
He dedicates
himself to serving his master faithfully and fervently! Whatever the master
desires a servant provides or performs. A servant obeys his master promptly and
in the way that pleases the master.
Caleb was a
dedicated servant!
Are you?
Who are you
serving?
How are you
serving?
Is pleasing God
your greatest desire, as it was with Caleb?
Do you have a
servant’s heart?
If not, what needs
to change in you?
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