But there is milk and honey too. As a result of his faithfulness in bringing back a positive report Moses promised Caleb a mountainous area near Hebron. Because of the negative recommendation of the other ten Caleb with all the others was sentenced to '40 years hard labour' in the desert. But there was no hint that he was discouraged by that. Neither Caleb nor we are exempt from that rule.
Every leader has to find a desert somewhere for retreat and reflection and renewal.
Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers - but he didn't give up. Paul, writing with a sad heart told how one of his friends had forsaken him to follow the world. However Paul didn't cease preaching the gospel because Demas did. All rights reserved. May be freely used and reproduced by the Christian Church for the non-profit purposes of study and training only, provided all copyright information is included.