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.