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Joshua 14:10-11
Good News Translation
(GNT)
Look at me! I am eighty-five years old and am
just as strong today as I was when Moses sent me out. I am still strong enough
for war or for anything else.
Caleb came to Joshua and asked for the city of Hebron as a
heritage. The Anakim lived in the city. Joshua asked for the city with full
knowledge that he would have to drive out these giants in order to take
possession. He was eager to get on with his task, wielding a mighty faith that
God would do the dirty work for him.
This text hit home when I read it. Here I am not yet 85. God
has saved me from a killer disease and given me strength to keep the cancer at
bay. He must have some Anakim for me to drive out.
I thought of my blog site, Experiencing a Bible Verse,
and realized that I have let it languish this year. I have only posted one item
each in April, May, and June—and none in July, August, or September. Was it the
Covid pandemic that depressed me? Has my faith languished, too? Has God
deserted me? Is this one of the Anakim? Probably it is none of the above; I
have simply allowed everyday things, even serious things, to dominate my time.
My thoughts and energies have been captured by these simplistic things.
Now doctor visits, Zoom meetings, swimming pool repainting, laundry,
and cooking, rattlesnakes, memoir writing, and plumbing problems will all have
to crowd together and make more room for meditating.
Lord, help me prioritize what I do in my life.
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