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Friend, worth the wait!

Joshua 14:7-10  I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back word to him as it was in my heart. 8  Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I wholly followed the LORD my God. 9  So Moses swore on that day, saying, 'Surely the land where your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children's forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.' 10  And now, behold, the LORD has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the LORD spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old. 

When Caleb finally stood in the land of promise, forty years had passed since the day he first spied it. An entire generation had lived and died in the wilderness. The report of fear had delayed the inheritance of a nation, yet Caleb’s faith had not shifted. He reminded Joshua, “I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me… and I brought back word to him as it was in my heart.” The years had passed, but his confession had not changed.

Time had not erased the promise, nor had delay weakened it. The wilderness had tested many, and most had surrendered their confidence along the way. But Caleb held firmly to what God had spoken. While others allowed fear to reshape their expectations, Caleb carried the same report for four decades. He watched an entire generation pass away, yet the word God had given him remained alive in his heart.

Time tests faith; it does not cancel promise. Many can believe God in a moment of excitement, but fewer carry that same confidence through seasons of waiting. Caleb’s faith endured the long years because it was rooted in covenant, not circumstance. The land had not changed, the giants had not disappeared, and the promise had not expired. The delay only revealed whether faith was a temporary enthusiasm or a lasting conviction.

Delayed inheritance still requires sustained belief. God does not forget what He has declared, even when fulfillment takes longer than expected. The wilderness may slow the timeline, but it cannot nullify the promise. Caleb’s life shows that the passage of time does not diminish God’s word—it refines those who hold on to it.

Forty years later, Caleb stood ready to receive what had been promised. His faith had survived the delay, and because it endured, he was prepared to step into the inheritance others had forfeited.

Friend, do not let delay rewrite what God has spoken over your life or over this generation. The wilderness may test your faith, but it cannot cancel your inheritance. Hold your confession and guard the promise in your heart. What God has spoken does not expire with time. Those who continue to believe through the waiting will be the ones who step into fulfillment. Stand firm -- the promises of God are still alive, and those who endure in faith will inherit them.

George & Baht Rivka (Currently in Tennessee)
Please pray for our son, Obadiah, and his team on the mission field in Ethiopia.