8月3日
标 题：求山地
经 节：求你将耶和华那日应许我的这山地给我；那里有亚衲族人，并宽大坚固的城，你也曾听见了。或者耶和华照祂所应许的与我同在，我就把他们赶出去。（约书亚记十四章12节）
迦勒对神的信心从不动摇，虽然他周遭每一个人都在怀疑。神使迦勒确信，除了那些害怕巨人及坚固城邑的人以外，所有以色列儿女都会进入应许之地（民数记十三：28～33）。其他人的不信迫使迦勒留在旷野，等了四十年，才进入应许之地。即使在那么多年以后，迦勒仍然对神满怀信心。
当神分配土地给以色列百姓时，大家都要求分配青草茂盛的山谷和草原。迦勒却要求一块山地。以色列人要把敌人赶入山地，在那儿，他们的敌人创建许多要塞。然而，这些坚固的要塞并不能威胁迦勒！他所倚靠的不是自己的力量，乃是神的同在。迦勒渴望看见神大能的作为，他清楚知道，如果住在安逸的环境里，自己可能较不会倚靠神。他选择一个非得信靠神的处境，拒绝让困难阻止自己享受神所赐的应许。
倘若你总是选择轻省之道，祈求平静的山谷，你将永远没有机会看到神的大能，领你征服山地。找出山地，你将会亲眼看见神大能同在的奇妙作为，施展在你的生命中。
Asking for Mountains
“Now therefore, give me this mountain of which
the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were
there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the LORD
will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the LORD said.”
(Joshua 14:12)
Caleb’s faith in God never wavered though everyone
around him doubted. God convinced Caleb that the children of Israel should
enter the Promised Land, but the people were intimidated by giants and fortified
cities (Num. 13:28–33). Their disbelief forced Caleb to wait forty years in the
wilderness before he finally entered the Promised Land. Even after all those
years, Caleb was as confident as ever in God’s power.
When God was dividing the land among the
Israelites, the people were asking for the lush valleys and grassy plains.
Caleb asked for a mountain. The Israelites had driven their enemies into the
mountains, where they had built fortresses. This did not intimidate Caleb—he
asked for a challenge! He did not trust in his own strength but in God’s
presence. Caleb longed to see God work in power, and he knew he would be less
likely to rely on God if he dwelt in the easy places. He chose a situation in
which he would have to trust in God. Caleb knew his inheritance from God was on
the mountain. He refused to allow the difficulty of gaining it to stop him from
enjoying all that God had promised him.
If you always choose the easy way, asking for the
peaceful valleys, you will never see God’s power displayed to enable you to
take a mountain. Seek out the mountains, and you will witness God doing things
through your life that can be explained only by His mighty presence.
