Well said!

Hallelujah! We are going to the promised land singing and dancing; because......



Yep! We have the "Joshua" spirit! For those who are depressed or in discouragement.....read the first 8 verses of Joshua and you will pop-up out of that like toaste popping-up out of the toaster!

Heb 10:35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. Heb 10:36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

In part at least, the confidence that I am not to cast away is couched in the following verses...1Jo 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 1Jo 5:15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

I have things I am believing for from the Lord which are in the realm of the impossible according to man. The pastor recently expostulated that if you have what you believe to be a promise from God and it is not impossible, take the paper it is written on and throw it away, for it is not from God. That comment was a mile marker for me and my wife because we know that the shadow of doom and darkness which covers the land of our aspirations, hopes and dreams makes for a dreary foggy landscape just now. But, like the early morning fog, it will lift when the Son of righteousness begins to shine and to prevail upon the day, for He shall arise with healing in His wings on our behalf.

I had the thought that "waiting on God" means "weighting on God." In order to arrive at a place of fulfillment where the measure can no longer be contained in an earthen vessel, there must be a great weight towards the things of God. As I write I hear the words "stand upon the mountain" in my spirit man. That could be many things to many people, but I am led to the passage of scripture where Moses went up to survey the land of promise which he was not going to enter into after all the years of hard work for God. He died on that mountain even though "his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated." But the next verses explain the handover of the anointing of Moses to Joshua. Deu 34:9 And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses. I note in passing that the anointing that Moses carried in the spirit of wisdom was transferred to Joshua by the "laying on of hands of the presbytery." There are certain elements of the anointing of God which at times must be caught rather than taught. I have that anointing abiding in me.

That means the vision did not die, but lived on in Joshua who went on to do exploits. The Lord admonished Joshua at a time, Jos 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest.

I am taking the promised land this year. My foot shall not turn back until all is accomplished in my inheritance under God. Bless His Holy Name....

Endurance Training: Caleb Models Spiritual Stamina - Greg Laurie - www.harvest.org

Caleb is one of the unsung heroes of the Bible. He stands as a shining example of one who never lost his edge spiritually. He himself said at age 85, "I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and coming in" (Joshua 14:11 NKJV).

At that point in the history of God's people, the Israelites had finally made it to the long-awaited promised land, and Joshua was dispersing portions of it to the various tribes. Caleb suddenly spoke up and asked for the land he had surveyed. In response, Joshua granted faithful Caleb what he asked. Yet the old man proved he had not yet exhausted his courage, for then he said:

Here I am this day, eighty-five years old. As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me . . . Now therefore, give me this mountain [the land of Hebron] of which the Lord spoke in that day. . . . (Joshua 14:10-12 NKJV)

The other guys must have thought old Caleb was senile. Hebron was not some beautiful green pasture; it was one of the most treacherous mountainous areas of the promised land. Worse, formidable adversaries, identified as the three sons of Anak, lived there. No one wanted to take them on except 85-year-old Caleb, holding up that muscular old arm, saying, "Give me this mountain."

I love his boldness. Caleb ran up the mountain. He slew his adversaries. He was victorious. He had been strong all those years, and he finished well.

Let me share some principles with you from Caleb's life that can give us this spiritual stamina we need to run and indeed finish in the race of life.

1. Follow the Lord 100 percent. Scripture says again and again that Caleb "wholly followed the Lord." It's in Joshua 14:8-9 and verse 14 too: Joshua blessed Caleb and gave the old man what he asked because "he wholly followed the Lord God of Israel."

This is clearly a key to Caleb's spiritual success. But what does it mean to "wholly follow the Lord"? It means that you must fully follow our Lord not halfheartedly, but completely. One hundred percent. Are you wholly following the Lord your God? If you are not, you will be picked off eventually. It is only a matter of time until you become a casualty in the race of life.

2. Don't compromise-stand your ground. At the risk of being personally ostracized, Caleb took a stand for what was he knew was true. He knew he needed to be more concerned with God's approval than man's. And he was rewarded.

As you walk with the Lord, you will face many temptations to cave in to peer pressure, to do what everybody else does. But if you are going to fully follow the Lord, then, like Caleb, you must make this principle operative in your life. Stand firm-seek God's pleasure, no one else's.

3. Take God at His Word. Caleb didn't win immediate entrance to the promised land. First he had to wander around with those ungrateful, complaining Israelites for 40 years. They said things like "We remember the good old days back in Egypt, where we had garlic, leeks, and onions." Despite the Israelites' childish clinging to fictitious memories, Caleb hung on to the promises of God. He knew God would be faithful, regardless of the time frame. Caleb trusted God's word to him. We can do the same.

4. Long for fellowship with your God. Caleb asked for a place in the promised land called Hebron. There is something interesting thing about the name Hebron, which, in the original language, means "fellowship, love, and communion." Hebron is where Abraham met with God face-to-face and received the promise of the new land in the first place.

Caleb yearned for fellowship with God. While the other Israelites longed for Egypt, Caleb longed for Hebron. While the others looked back, Caleb looked forward. While others wanted to please themselves, Caleb wanted to please God.

This is an essential key to spiritual longevity. You must always move forward. You must always seek to grow spiritually and never look back. That's what will keep you going. If you are living this Christian life for others' applause, you won't make it. You have to run empowered by your love for God.

This came in my mailbox this morning...thought it was good.




Waiting? Let's move forward forgetting what is behind and remembering that when we stop the enemy has a tendency to creep up on us. Let's be like Caleb.