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“I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought word back to him as it was in my heart. Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear; but I followed the Lord my God fully. So Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land on which your foot has trodden will be an inheritance to you and to your children forever, because you have followed the Lord my God fully.’ Now behold, the Lord has let me live, just as He spoke, these forty-five years, from the time that the Lord spoke this word to Moses, when Israel walked in the wilderness; and now behold, I am eighty-five years old today. I am still as strong today as I was in the day Moses sent me; as my strength was then, so my strength is now, for war and for going out and coming in. Now then, give me this hill country about which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day that Anakim were there, with great fortified cities; perhaps the Lord will be with me, and I will drive them out as the Lord has spoken. So Joshua blessed him and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.” Joshua 14:7-13

It had been forty-five since Caleb stood on the rocky slope overlooking Hebron. Never once in those years did he forget the sight nor the smell of the land. Throughout the time spent in the wilderness, Caleb held tightly to God’s promise. One day he would return, and the land would be his.

There was an air of victory surrounding him the morning he approached Joshua. With shoulders straightened and eyes fused with excitement, Caleb sounded more like a man half his age: “I am still as strong today as I was in the day Moses sent me; as my strength was then, so my strength is now, for war and for going out and coming in. Now then, give me this hill country about which the Lord spoke on that day...” (Josh. 14:11-12).

Caleb’s request was a big one. But God had sealed it forty-five years before. Many times people are afraid to make big requests of God. They feel unworthy and plagued by a lack of faith. The only way we are worthy to receive God’s promise is through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. And that is where faith begins - at the side of Jesus.

God tells us that He rewards those who seek Him. Never hesitate to seek Him for your biggest requests. He is our God of promise. Whatever you accomplish in life, you will have to accomplish on your knees.