Today's Reading: Numbers 14
In today’s
verse, God describes Caleb as having a "different spirit" and as
being someone who "has followed me fully." This statement was made in
the context of the Israelites' rebellion against God and their refusal to enter
the promised land after the spies' report. While the majority of the spies
brought back a negative report, Caleb and Joshua were the only two who believed
that God would give them the land and urged the people to trust in God's power.
Caleb's
"different spirit" is a reference to his unwavering faith and
devotion to God. He had a uniquely deep trust in God's promises and was not
swayed by the negative reports or the fear of the people. It is likely that
Caleb's "different spirit" was the result of his close relationship
with God. Throughout his life, Caleb had cultivated a deep trust in God and had
demonstrated unwavering faith and obedience to His will.
This
"different spirit" that Caleb possessed is something that modern-day
Christ-followers can also aspire to. We too can choose to go contrary to the
crowd and have a deep trust in God's promises and an unwavering faith in His
power. In a world that is often marked by fear, anxiety, and uncertainty, we
can choose to have a different spirit that is grounded in the truth of God's
Word.
As Christ-followers,
we are called to follow God fully and to pursue His will for our lives with all
of our hearts. We can learn from Caleb's example of faithfulness and devotion
to God and strive to have a "different spirit" that ignores “public
sentiment” but instead is grounded in trust, faith, and obedience to God's
Word.
Have you
prayed for and cultivated a Caleb-like close relationship with God that
produces this kind of different spirit in you? If not, do it now.
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