CALEB
GIVE ME THIS
MOUNTAIN
Doris Beck
“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…” (Joshua 14:11,12a)
Caleb was 85 years old when he
asked Joshua for the hill country that God had promised.
So why do we think that we can’t start anything new, or
learn anything new after a certain age?
Maybe you have even told someone that you are too old
to help out in an area.
Maybe it’s because I hit one of those decade markers
this past year – you know, the ones that end in zero – that I have been
thinking about this more than usual.
Or perhaps it is because I have started a new ministry
role and am on a steep learning curve that I have wondered what I was thinking
when I said yes to changing responsibilities at this late stage of the game.
I have been encouraged by the example of Caleb who was
still asking for enlarged borders and responsibilities at the age of 85.
When we moved into our new neighborhood two years ago
after decades in a different area, it was our 90-something neighbors that first
invited us over for coffee. They didn’t wait for someone else to invite us
first.
Where are you at today? Do you feel like you are stuck
and there is nothing new out there for you to do for the Lord?
Or are you always asking Him for wisdom and guidance to
see the opportunities before you, those places that are there for you to
explore?
Are there needs in your church or your neighborhood
that you could uniquely meet regardless of your age?
“Heavenly Father, thank you that in your scheme of
things I am never too old for you to use me. Help me to see when to step out in
faith and ask for that mountain that you have set before me. May I never give
up running the race with endurance that you have set before me. Amen.”
Take Action
What mountain is there that you need to claim?
Is there a need that you have been afraid to explore
because you are too old, or don’t know how to do it?
Ask God today for the courage to step out in faith and
move forward.
God never calls us to do something for Him that He
does not empower us to do if we are willing to do the work and time. Take the
time to get to know God in an intimate way.
Your purpose on earth is to shine God’s love to a
lost and dying world.
Open your ears and your heart to the Lord and be
excited about your new future serving Him in spirit and truth.
God has made it possible for you to know Him and
experience an amazing change in your own life.
Serve Him.
Wait on Him.
And expect … for He is able to do much much more
than you can ask or imagine.
Settle that sin issue ...
“Father God, I confess I am a
sinner and my sins have separated me from You.
I
am truly sorry.
I now want to turn
away from my past sinful life and live a new life pleasing to You.
Please
forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again.
I
believe that Your Son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the
dead, is alive, and hears my prayer.
I
invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from
this day forward. Thank You that according to Your Word, I am now born again.
Please
send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of
my life. I promise to study Your Word – the Bible.
Use me for Your glory.
In
Jesus' Name I pray. Amen.”
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lyrics
Verse: This is the time
When true worshipers will worship
These are the days
When my Father's ways will be known to men
This is the hour
When the Spirit's power will move again
As we worship You in spirit and in truth
Lord we worship You in spirit and in truth
Lord we worship You in spirit and in truth
Chorus:
Holy, Holy, Holy is
Your name
Worthy, worthy, let all the earth proclaim
Mighty, mighty, there is no God like You
And we worship You in spirit and in truth
Worthy, worthy, let all the earth proclaim
Mighty, mighty, there is no God like You
And we worship You in spirit and in truth
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