"Caleb… said unto him [Joshua]… behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as He said… I am this day fourscore and five years old... as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in. Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake" (Joshua 14:6-12). "The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness… and he that ruleth his spirit [is better] than he that taketh a city" (Proverbs 16:31,32).
When
Caleb spoke to Joshua,
He
knew the Lord kept him alive,
And
through the years he clearly saw
His
faithfulness at eighty-five.
No
wonder Caleb could be bold!
How
faithful God had been to him!
Though
he was eighty-five years old,
His
strength from God had not grown dim.
With
confidence, He'd take the mountain
That
God had promised long ago.
He
drew his strength as from a fountain
Of
ceaseless blessings that would flow.
As
we consider Caleb's crown,
O
Lord, we see the strength You give
That
even old age cannot drown
In
those who for Your glory live.
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