Devotions on F.I.R.E. Year OneSample

And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife” (Joshua 15:16).

What merits your stamp of approval to others?

Caleb is an exceptional man. His peers die in the wilderness while he and Joshua enter Canaan. What makes the difference? The writer of Hebrews speaking about the former group reveals, “So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief” (Hebrews 3:19). Caleb recounts God’s blessing on his life. He says, “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’” (Joshua 14:9). Caleb applies God’s same standard for his daughter’s marriage. He desires a man of faith, which will be shown by that man’s actions to claim the Promised Land.

Employment Point: Apply God’s standard of faith to give your stamp of approval.