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Numbers chapter 13, verse 30.

But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said,

let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it. The setting behind this verse is critical.

God's people now stand on the brink of the promised land, the land, flowing with milk and honey,

prosperous land that God has promised to his people. That's why it's called

the promised land. He said, it's yours for the taking. And the spies have gone out to scout out

the land and they've come back saying it is indeed prosperous. It's awesome. It's great, land. But the majority of the spies are saying we can't

take it. That the people are too big. There's no way we can overcome them. So we just need to

turn around. And that's when Caleb steps up.

He quiets the people before Moses and says, let's go.

We can take this land.

We are well able, he says, to overcome it.

Now, Caleb is not confident here in himself or in the army for that matter. Look around.

At this point, everybody's scared to death. He doesn't have a lot of confidence in them. The point is he has

total confidence in God. God has promised to slant if they'll just trust him, they can easily.

They're well able to overcome the obstacles before them.

And so we see a picture of faith in Caleb.

Faith believes the word of God.

Faith trusts the word of God. Faith trusts the power of God. And faith is willing to obey.

God's word, knowing that God will show his power on our behalf. So may we be men and women of faith like that. May I be a man of faith like this.

May I believe God's word over and above everything. My own thoughts, other's thoughts, ideas,

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