“36) And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land, 37) Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD. 38) But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.” (Numbers 14:36-38)
Immediately, the Lord began to keep His promise to destroy the complainers. Starting with the men whom Moses had sent to search the land and who returned with an evil report, the Lord send a plague and took away the lives of those ten men. Only Joshua and Caleb lived on. God means what he says. We can always trust Him to keep His promises, whether it brings us good or evil. How this world needs faithful men like Joshua and Caleb! How the church needs faithful men like Joshua and Caleb! How our homes need faithful men like Joshua and Caleb!
~T. J. L. Y.