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“And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him (Joshua)…I am this day fourscore and five years old. As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me…even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in” (Joshua 14:6,10-11).
We saw earlier that Joshua and Caleb were faithful to the Lord, yet had to wander forty years in the wilderness with those who rebelled against the Lord. Yet the Lord honored them, and we find them both now in the land of Canaan. But who would think of a man eighty-five years old going out to war? Nowadays he would be taking it easy, or maybe in a retirement facility. But Caleb was strong enough to conquer the piece of land he wanted, even though the giants were there.
If we are faithful to the Lord, He will honor us too. We may not have strength at eighty-five years of age, as Caleb did, but He will provide whatever strength we need to do the work He gives us. He will also give us spiritual strength to overcome Satan, and to be able to enjoy the heavenly things He has for us.
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