How can you not like Caleb, son of Jephunneh as recorded in Joshua 14:10-12? He is 85 years old and ready to take on the Anakites so that he can claim the inheritance that God has promised him.
A couple of things that I note in this. First, he put himself in the position of claiming this inheritance because he followed God wholeheartedly. He stood against the other 10 spies who gave a bad report. At 40 years old, he was ready to enter the promised land and rely on the promise of God to drive out the Canaanites before them.
The second observation is that action is required on his part to get the inheritance. It is not just a matter of believing, it is a matter of taking that belief and putting it to action. At 85, Caleb had the same belief as at 40 and had the same drive to live out that belief in action.
In my mind, I hear Johnny Cash singing his version of "I won't back down." "Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out. Hey baby, but I won't back down . . . . I will stand my ground"
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