Give Me This Mountain!

Text: Joshua 14:6-13

"Give me this mountain" was a prayer of faith from the lips of Caleb. He had a promise yet to be possessed. He knew the time had come to possess his possession. Neither age nor time was able to him from coming into his promised inheritance. "I shall be able to drive them out..." were the assertive words of this man of faith. He believed it, confessed and possessed it.

There are many lessons to be learnt from the life of Caleb. One, as a young man, he cultivated trust and confidence in God. He knew God as his God (Numbers 14:8).

Two, through him we know that, where necessary, men of faith are never afraid to stand alone in their conviction as long as they know God is in it.

Three, men of faith always see their God as higher and bigger than their mountains. They never think nor meditate on their problems nor mountains.

Four, Calebs are always known for positive confession of faith. When others are saying "we are not able", their confession always is "we are well able to overcome it" (Numbers 13:31,30).

Five, they are men who always stand for God and on His promises. Others may murmur and complain; they praise and worship the Lord even when they have not seen the physical, tangible manifestation of their hope (Numbers 14:6-9).

Six, Calebs are men who persevere in faith. They are men who remain unshakable in their conviction no matter their age or passage of time. They know how best to wait patiently for the fulfilment of God's promises.

Finally, they are men who are sensitive and prayerful enough as to know the time of their visitation. They know how to convert God's promises into possession through earnest fervent prayers of faith.

We must take our cues from Caleb, Abraham, Joshua, David, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, Peter, Paul and most importantly our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Through earnest prayer of faith, we can lay hold on the promises of God.

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