Joshua 14

In this passage, Caleb is blessed by Joshua for his faithfulness and rewarded with the land of Hebron - the two of them being the only two spies who believed in God's promise that Israel would have a homeland of its own. Joshua mentions in the passage that since the time he became leader of the Israelites, 45 years have passed and he's now 85 years old... but he still fills as strong as the day Moses sent him out.

I couldn't help but admire Joshua and Caleb - two men who in faith, stood against a majority of naysayers and trusted in God to deliver on his promise. They endured for over 40 years in the desert, and then a grueling campaign of war... at ages of over 80 years old! Can you even imagine an 80 year-old man as a soldier in those times? But God and their faith gave them the strength to endure and lead.

I hope that I and all of us in Wudan can be like them...