Hey, it's David Platt. I am really looking forward to Secret Church 25 on April 11th, and I hope you'll

join us for six hours digging deep into the book of Matthew, praying for our persecuted

brothers and sisters. And if you register by April 2nd and live in the U.S., the UK, or Canada,

we'll make sure your printed scripture journal gets to you in time for secret

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David Platt is a resource from radical.net. Joshua chapter 14, verse 13.

Then Joshua blessed him, and he gave Hebron to Caleb, the son of Jepuna for an inheritance.

Oh, this is such a good verse in light of the whole story of numbers, 13 and 14,

as Caleb and Joshua went with the other spies into the promised land,

scattered it out, came back, everybody's saying, this land is amazing, but only two of them saying,

we can trust God to give it to us. The other 10 is saying, we can't trust God. There's no way we can go

to this land. As the story

continues, that entire generation passes away because they did not trust God. They didn't take

God at his word. He had specifically told them, I'm going to give you this land. But Caleb and

Joshua believed it. And they stood strong, even at the risk of

their lives. So now we come to Joshua chapter 14, 45 years later, and Caleb is still standing.

He's still alive, and Joshua gives this particular part of the land, Hebron, to Caleb for

an inheritance.

And there's a lot we could pray according to here.

But the one truth I really want to hone in on as we pray is this, you will never regret

taking God at His word. Mark it down. Don't forget it. You will never regret taking God at His word. So, God, we praise you for what you did in Caleb's life and Joshua's life. God, we praise you for their

bold faith at great cost. We praise you for their trust in you that led to inheritance that led to

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