Hey, welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

The devotional for today titled God is My Helper was written by Arthur Jackson.

My friend Raleigh is sprinting towards his 85th birthday. Since my first conversation with him

more than 35 years ago, he's been a source of inspiration. When he recently mentioned that since

retiring, he had completed a book manuscript and started another ministry initiative, I was

intrigued, but not surprised.

At 85, Caleb in the Bible wasn't ready to stop either.

His faith and devotion to God had sustained him through decades of wilderness living

and wars to secure the inheritance God had promised Israel. He said in Joshua

14, I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out. I am just as vigorous to go out

to battle now as I was then. By what means would he conquer? Caleb declared that by the Lord helping me,

I will drive them out just as he said. Regardless of age, stage in life, or circumstances,

God will help all who wholeheartedly trust him. In Jesus, our Savior who helps us, God was made visible.

The gospel books inspire faith in God through what we see in Christ. He demonstrated God's care and

compassion for all who looked to him for help.

As the writer of Hebrews acknowledged, the Lord is my helper.

I will not be afraid.

Young or old, weak or strong, bound or free, sprinting or limping.

What's keeping us from asking for his help today?

This is today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading from Joshua, chapter 14, verses 6 through 12.

Now, the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgau, and Caleb, son of Jephanah, the Kennesite, said to him,

You know what the Lord said to Moses, the man of God at Kadesh Barnea, about you and me.

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