Daily Devotional
"Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakim were there and their cities were large and fortified. But the Lord helping me, I will drive them out, just as he said."
Joshua 14:12
At 85 years old, Caleb wasn’t asking for an easy retirement package. He was asking for the hardest assignment available – a mountain full of giants. The Anakim were the same giants that had terrified Israel 45 years earlier, causing them to wander in the wilderness for a generation. Here’s the sobering truth Caleb understood: giants don’t go away easily.
As believers, we often expect our spiritual battles to get easier with time. We think that after years of walking with Christ, we should have conquered certain temptations or struggles. But the reality is that some giants persist. That area of weakness you struggled with as a new believer? It may still be there after 10, 20, or even 40 years of faith.
But here’s what made Caleb different: he didn’t measure the giants against himself. He measured them against God. While others saw insurmountable obstacles, Caleb saw opportunities for God’s power to be displayed. The size of your giants doesn’t matter when you serve an infinite God.
Today's Challenge
What "giants" in your life have you been hoping would simply disappear with time? How might your perspective change if you viewed them as opportunities for God's strength to be displayed?
Prayer
Lord, help me to see my persistent struggles not as failures in my faith, but as opportunities for Your power to be made perfect in my weakness. Give me Caleb's perspective to measure my giants against Your greatness, not my limitations. Amen.
