Day 35 - The Stamina of Faith
When the nation of Israel reached the border of the Promised Land, twelve leaders spend 40 days on a special reconnaissance mission to spy out the Land of Promise.
When the spies reported, only two were willing to trust God for the conquest of the Promised Land. Their names will forever be etched in the Hallway of the Heroes—Joshua from the tribe of Ephraim, and Caleb from the tribe of Judah. Despite the very real challenges of conquering the land, their unwavering faith was soul-stirring. Caleb cried out, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.†(Num. 13:30)
The majority report from the ten spies was complete unbelief. God then punished the entire congregation and said that no one over the age of twenty would live to see the Promised Land—except Joshua and Caleb.
God rewarded their faith with a supernatural dose of His strength. An amazing thing happened. Joshua and Caleb added birthdays to their age but their stamina and strength remained just as strong as ever! They didn’t age! The stamina of their faith carried them into the Promised Land. Caleb said, “The Lord has kept me alive, just as He said, these forty-five years…I am this day eighty-five years old. I am still as strong today…my strength now is as my strength was then, for war and for going and coming.†(Joshua 14:10, 11)
When we trust God, it has a spiritually, emotionally, and yes—physically invigorating effect on our lives!
Today’s Scripture Promise: “But those who wait for the Lord–who expect, look for and hope in Him–shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint or become tired.” (Isaiah 40:31–Amplified Bible)