Through The Bible in a Year - March 4, 2026

“Caleb...wholly followed the LORD.” – Deuteronomy 1:36

Who’s the hero of this text? Surely Caleb—he wholly followed the Lord.

But who would Caleb say is the hero? The God who said, “I’ll fight for you. I will carry you. I have been with you. I will be with you.” Caleb believed that.

The Hebrew says Caleb “fully got behind the Lord.” The Greek translators used a word found nowhere else: “Caleb attached himself to God.”

Isn’t that the gospel? “God is our refuge and strength.” “He will lift us up on eagles’ wings.”

“As I am in the Father, you are in Me,” Jesus said. And the apostles echo, “Be strong in the power of His might.”

Picture Caleb like a running back on the goal line, trying to get into the Promised Land. He knows he can’t get through the giants on his own. So, he’s got this huge lineman in front of him—God. Caleb puts his hand on God’s back, his shoulder on God’s back, his head on God’s back. He’s going to get through the line. But it’s not his strength. He just has to keep his feet moving.

Whose strength is he depending on? The One in front of him.

To fulfill God’s purposes, we don’t depend on our strength, our courage, our resolve. We find out where God is going and get behind Him. We attach ourselves to Him. And when we do that, God leads us through.

Respond: What’s God calling you to do that you’ve been trying to do in your own strength? Today, stop pushing on your own. Get behind Him. Attach yourself to Him. Keep your feet moving and let Him do the heavy lifting by doing what he requires but trusting him for the results. Take the next right step and trust God to do the rest.

Prayer: Lord, show me where You’re going, and I will follow. Not in my strength, but Yours. Not through my work, but Yours. I’m not leaning on my accomplishment—I’m attaching myself to You. Get me through this. I’m right behind You, leaning on you. In Jesus’ name, amen.