Bold Faith

At or near the top of my list of favourite biblical characters is Caleb.  He’s one of the advance scouts sent by Moses into Canaan to explore Israel’s chances at possessing the Promised Land.  The odds look insurmountable; most of the spies think they have no chance…except two.  Only Joshua and Caleb have sufficient faith in God’s promise that He would enable them to take the land (Numbers 13).

Much later on in Joshua 14, Caleb’s bold faith is on display again.  At this point Israel is finally on the move, ready to possess the land God has promised them.  When the time comes to divide and conquer, Caleb, who is now an advanced age, asks for the toughest assignment.  “I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then.  Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day.  You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as He said” (Joshua 14:11-12).  I love Caleb’s spirit.

And I love your spirit as a church.  In June, we threw down a bold challenge to raise over $200,000 to bring clean water to our partner community, Mufumya, Burundi.  I can’t wait to tell you what’s happened - and I’ll do that at our services this weekend (hint, hint…if you haven’t picked up on it already, it’s pretty incredible news!).  If you want to know a few more details on the project, you can check it out here.

I hope you’re enjoying the warmth of what’s left of summer, and I hope to see you at SPAC this weekend.

Greg