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Numbers 32:12 – “Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD” In Numbers 14:24, God testified of Caleb – “But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it”
Due to no fault of his own, Caleb was forced to wander in the wilderness for forty years.
He suffered because of the faithlessness & disobedience of the children of Israel.
Through all this, Caleb never blamed God but simply trusted God and waited for the day when he would be allowed to cross over to the Promised Land. And that day came.
Joshua 14:12-13 – “...And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance” The "key" to our understanding of Caleb's character is found in the phrase, "different spirit" in Num. 14:24.
The Caleb spirit was a distinctly different spirit from those around him, apart from a few (Joshua, Moses etc). A spirit of distinction.
We too must possess a "different" spirit in order to be pleasing to God. Many in the Lord's church must come to grips with the fact that we are not like everyone else.
The spirit of Caleb is a distinct, dream-fulfilling spirit. This is the Spirit of God, which is also upon each and everyone of us, in Jesus Name. Amen.
You will have good success this 2021.
Remain blessed. Shalom.
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