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When Joshua was dividing the land, the elderly Caleb came before Joshua and spoke confidently about events from forty‑five years earlier. When Moses had sent out twelve spies to scout the land of Canaan, all the other spies were terrified and retreated after seeing the tall people of Anak, but Caleb and Joshua followed the Lord wholeheartedly, believing that God would surely give them the victory. Now Caleb is already eighty‑five years old, yet his strength remains as strong as that of a young man. Caleb boldly asked that the hill country of Hebron be given to him as an inheritance, the very place that had frightened the spies because of the descendants of Anak. Joshua blessed Caleb and gave Hebron to him, because he followed the Lord wholeheartedly.
Caleb remained full of faith and strength at eighty-five years old, bravely requesting the most difficult mountain region. He followed God with all his heart for forty-five years without wavering. Caleb's story teaches us that true strength comes from unwavering trust in God, not from age or physical ability. On our journey of faith, we should follow Caleb's example and follow God with all our heart, pressing forward courageously even when facing seemingly insurmountable difficulties, because God will be with us.
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