   When Moses sent Caleb to spy out the Promised Land, Caleb saw something that troubled him: the town of Hebron. Abraham buried his wife there. He was buried there. So were Isaac and Jacob. Hebron was a sacred site. Now it was inhabited by their enemies, and it bothered Caleb. It was more than he could take, so he asked Moses for Hebron. He didn't ask for Jerusalem, perched on Mount Moriah; or the Valley of Eschol, where grapes grew as large as plums; or Jericho, where the Jordan River flowed. He wanted Hebron, whose soil had known the visitation of angels and whose earth entombed the holiest family. 'Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb' (Joshua 14:13 NKJV). Caleb wanted to do something great for God. He lived with a higher call. Perhaps the reason your problems feel so great is that your call is too small. 

   Author Max Lucado tells of a doctor friend who makes regular medical trips to a remote jungle clinic to treat the disadvantaged. He's a retired surgeon with ample income. He could spend every day of his life in ease and luxury. But he focuses on supporting the health clinic for his own good: 'I need a cause that is greater than cable TV and Cadillacs,' he said. 'If I focus on my comfort, nothing can satisfy me. But when I focus on the concerns of God, I am a happy man.' 

   Do you have a holy cause? A faith worth preserving? A mission worth living for? Ask God to give you a 'Hebron' to claim for his glory.





— SCRIPTURE —

    'Give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke.' Joshua 14:12 NKJV
— SOULFOOD —

    Deut 14-17, Matt 8:1-17, Ps 37:32-40, Pro 12:4-6
    

When Moses sent Caleb to spy out the Promised Land, Caleb saw something that troubled him: the town of Hebron. Abraham buried his wife there. He was buried there. So were Isaac and Jacob. Hebron was a sacred site. Now it was inhabited by their enemies, and it bothered Caleb. It was more than he could take, so he asked Moses for Hebron. He didn't ask for Jerusalem, perched on Mount Moriah; or the Valley of Eschol, where grapes grew as large as plums; or Jericho, where the Jordan River flowed. He wanted Hebron, whose soil had known the visitation of angels and whose earth entombed the holiest family. 'Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb' (Joshua 14:13 NKJV). Caleb wanted to do something great for God. He lived with a higher call. Perhaps the reason your problems feel so great is that your call is too small. Author Max Lucado tells of a doctor friend who makes regular medical trips to a remote jungle clinic to treat the disadvantaged. He's a retired surgeon with ample income. He could spend every day of his life in ease and luxury. But he focuses on supporting the health clinic for his own good: 'I need a cause that is greater than cable TV and Cadillacs,' he said. 'If I focus on my comfort, nothing can satisfy me. But when I focus on the concerns of God, I am a happy man.' Do you have a holy cause? A faith worth preserving? A mission worth living for? Ask God to give you a 'Hebron' to claim for his glory.
 
 — SCRIPTURE — 
 'Give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke.' Joshua 14:12 NKJV 
 — SOULFOOD — 
 Deut 14-17, Matt 8:1-17, Ps 37:32-40, Pro 12:4-6

The Word For Today is a daily devotional by authors Bob and Debby Gass. Every day, tens of thousands of people across New Zealand are encouraged and uplifted by its relevant insights.

The daily readings resonate with people as they often speak into their current circumstances. Often readers express wonder at how a particular day’s devotion appeared to be ‘written just for me’

The Word For Today is a daily devotional by authors Bob and Debby Gass. Every day, tens of thousands of people across New Zealand are encouraged and uplifted by its relevant insights.
The daily readings resonate with people as they often speak into their current circumstances. Often readers express wonder at how a particular day&rsquo;s devotion appeared to be &lsquo;written just for me&rsquo;