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.”
I often preach a message about Caleb and his winning spirit in that we saw that Caleb was a winner because he was...
- Firmly committed (verse 8),
- Faithfully consistent (verses 9-12a), and
- Fervently courageous (verse 12b).
While I was a youth pastor (that was years ago), I used to tell the youth that a winner never quits and a quitter never wins. Let me be candid: quitting is not an option. Today more than ever people are quitting. They are quitting in their marriages, in their dedication to God, in their morals, in their prayer life and Bible study, in their church attendance. Some are even quitting on life, but need I remind you that “a winner never quits and a quitter never wins.”
On February 4, 1993, Larry Bird said good-bye to his fans at the Boston Garden. A special 2-1/2 hour affair marked the retiring of Bird’s jersey and the ceremonial placing of number 33 in the Garden’s famed Rafter Heaven. His words were chosen with the class he typically displayed on the court. Maybe the most significant words he said were, “I never put on a uniform to play a game. I put on a uniform to win.” The former Hoosier, who worked on a garbage truck before finding his niche in basketball, is right. God hasn’t called Christians to simply play in his Kingdom. He’s called us to triumph. He’s called us to be winners, not quitters.
What to do:
✞Don’t quit – be faithful.
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