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Waiting in Faith

by Brett Fuller on December 18, 2017

Few enjoy the aging process, but the alternative is so much worse! Caleb was a faithful man. He and Joshua were the only spies to return from the promise land with a faith-filled report concerning its acquisition (Num 13). His faith was rewarded when Moses privileged him (along with Joshua) to survive the wilderness and enter Canaan (Deut 1:36).

When it was time for him to claim his inheritance, Josh 14:7 records him saying, "I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land… 10"Now behold, the LORD has let me live… these forty-five years… and now behold, I am eighty-five years old today. 11"I am still as strong today as I was in the day Moses sent me…” Not bad for an old dude.

There is something about a promise that allows youth to not fade through the years. What has God promised you? Whatever it is, wait for it in faith—though it may take years, you’ll be young enough to receive it. Live right, live well…