Key Verse: Verse 8 - “Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.”
Three things you see about Caleb in Joshua 14.
First of all, he was committed to doing the will of God (verse 9).
Secondly, he was consistent (verse 10).
Thirdly, he was courageous (verse 12).
For forty-five years Caleb had been behind the scenes as an obedient, faithful servant. We never find him grumbling, griping, or complaining. He was loyal and consistent. Caleb would be a perfect example of absolute surrender. Caleb meant business for God.
Author and business leader Fred Smith writes: “One of my treasured memories comes from a doughnut shop in Grand Saline, Texas. There was a young farm couple sitting at the table next to mine. He was wearing overalls and she a gingham dress. After finishing their doughnuts, he got up to pay the bill, and I noticed she didn’t get up to follow him. But then he came back and stood in front of her. She put her arms around his neck, and he lifted her up, revealing that she was wearing a full-body brace. He lifted her out of her chair and backed out the front door to the pickup truck, with her hanging from his neck. As he gently put her into the truck, everyone in the shop watched. No one said anything until a waitress remarked, almost reverently, ‘He took his vows seriously.’”
So it was with Caleb – he took the business of God seriously – and so should we.
What to do:
✞You can join the crowd and not be serious about the business of God...or you can join the few who take it seriously: that’s my recommendation.
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