It’s Not Over Yet
“Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the LORD will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the LORD said.”
Joshua 14:12
A new walking trail just opened up in my town. Approximately 1.8 miles in length. Blacktop all the way. Really nice!
My third time on the trail, I made it to the 1.8 mile marker. The sign says “Temporary End of Trail.”
That means that one day, brush will be cleared,asphalt will be put down, and the trail lengthened.
Caleb was 85 years old, but he didn’t feel like he was at the end of the trail…
So, he went to see Joshua. It was a reunion of sorts for the two oldest Israelites.
Caleb recalled memories from 45 years ago. He reminisced that he and Joshua were the only two of the 12 spies who went to check out the land of Caanan who brought back a good report.
Caleb reminded Joshua of God’s promise to give him the land. It was a mountainous region, but Caleb was confident, though he was way past retirement age, that the Lord would make him victorious.
“As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and for coming in. Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the LORD will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the LORD said.”
Joshua 14:11-12
So Joshua blessed Caleb, and gave him the land.
We see the secret of Caleb’s success a few verses later.
“Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.”
Joshua 14:14
He followed God wholeheartedly!
It doesn’t matter what your age is. Keep moving on the trail of life… Keep following God wholeheartedly. Continue to set goals…
To quote the famous philosopher Yogi Berra: “It ain’t over ’till it’s over!”
