STANDING OUT

Today's reading: Numbers 13-16

"But my servant Caleb is different from the others. He remained loyal to me, and I will bring him into the land he explored. His descendants will receive their full share of that land." Numbers 14:24 NLT

Let's imagine the Lord looked over the congregation you were a part of yesterday.

Let's pretend He was looking for one 'shining star' in the church house, one 'saint' for whom He could be most proud, one 'salty and well lit' believer who was taking Him wholly and fully at His word.

Would you have been selected?

Would your walk have been one that He couldn't help but notice?

Would the faith you exhibited this past week, or even yesterday, be so impressive that the Lord noticed?

Just like in the case of Caleb, the Lord is looking for prime opportunities to bless the socks off His children who exemplify godliness in their mission fields, faith in the hardest of times, love to the un-lovables, grace to those with whom they share the world with and peace that rest firmly in the power and might of the Lord.

Are you standing out in the crowd?

Does He see you going over and above, digging deeper and leaving ripples that impact farther, trusting and obeying?

God states in this passage that because of Caleb's outstanding trust in the Lord, Caleb AND HIS FAMILY would get a piece of the Promised Land.

So here is one last question: If it's not worth it to you to serve God with all you've got--would you do it for your loved ones?