We read of the faith of Caleb in Joshua 14 who brought a report of the land that was faithful, “I wholly followed the Lord my God”. Because of this faith, Moses promised Caleb an inheritance in the land, “‘Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be an inheritance for you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God”.
45 years later, Caleb could say “the Lord has kept me alive, just as he said, these forty-five years since the time that the Lord spoke this word to Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness… I am still as strong today as I was in the day that Moses sent me”.
At the age of 85 Caleb was one of just 2 people that left Egypt and inherited the land. God kept him alive and healthy, ensuring that Caleb could take his promised land from the Anakim that scared the other 10 spies. Just as Abraham and Moses will inherit this land in the near future, so we too can share in this hope. Let’s follow Caleb’s example, and completely focus our lives on following God.