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STEPS TO PEACEMAKING -- DON’T BE DISCOURAGED BY THE MOUNTAINS
Men, we are surrounded with giants, walls, and mountains, e.g. homosexuality, divorce, abortion, pornography, and a host of Internet evils. Many are throwing up their hands and giving up.
Along with Moses and Joshua, Caleb was different to all his contemporaries. God singles out Caleb. He highlights and honors him for us unwavering faith that giants and high walls are nothing in comparison to the power of God who delivered His people out of the hands of Pharaoh through great signs, wonders, and miracles. How sad it is that the multitudes of the adult population of Israel allowed fear and unbelief to cause their hearts to rebel against God, so severely that they desired to return to the slavery of Egypt.
High walls and giants discouraged them. Their human logic and reasoning told them they could not accomplish this assault on such powerful enemies. As a result it took 40 years of wandering in the wilderness for that unbelieving generation to die off before a new generation would be born who would not be intimidated by walls and giants--a generation who believed that nothing is impossible with God.
Caleb was the example and pattern of the type of people God is calling to mow down mountains. Isaiah 41:15 says: “Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.” Through God they will break down walls (Joshua 6:29). They will wholly follow the Lord no matter what the naysayers say all around them.
Men, we must be this same example to our wives and families as Caleb was to his family and generation.
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell
