SOMEBODY SPECIAL
By Pastor Rob Wynne

Numbers 14:24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.

Okay, admit it! You'd like to be known as "somebody special". Surely you should be "somebody special" in the eyes of your wife or husband, son or daughter, mom or dad.

You might want to be considered "somebody special" because of the quality of work you do on the job or as a student. Although it is nice to be considered "special" by someone else, people do not always make you feel special when they should. However, if you know the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior, you are special in God's eyes. See Ephesians 1:3-7.

As Christians, we can also continue to distinguish ourselves as "somebody special" through our Godly behavior. Caleb, who stood for God during a very trying time in Israel's history, distinguished himself as "somebody special". The story of the stand which he took along with Joshua is found in Numbers 13:26-33 and Numbers 14:1-10.

HE WAS A SERVANT - But my servant Caleb,
He put God's plans ahead of his own.
God owned him.

Galatians 2:20,21
20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21 I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain." NKJV

Luke 9:23-24
23 Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. 24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. NKJV

Rom 1:1
1 Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God NKJV

HE HAD ANOTHER SPIRIT - because he had another spirit with him,

I personally feel that the Spirit he had with him was the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is with each Christian and wants to fill or control each Christian.

1 Cor 12:13-14
13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 14 For the body is not one member, but many. KJV

Rom 8:9
9 You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. NIV

Ephesians 5:18-19
18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but ever be filled and stimulated with the [Holy] Spirit. 19 Speak out to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, offering praise with voices and instruments and making melody with all your heart to the Lord.....

HE HAD A STRATEGY - and hath followed me fully,

All Caleb did was follow God's directions. He was obedient. What better strategy for life than to obey God?

1 Sam 15:22-23 But Samuel replied: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king." NIV

John 4:34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work. NKJV

John 8:31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. NKJV

HE HAD SUCCESS - him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.

Caleb received what he was promised (Joshua 14:6-15).

As we imitate Caleb, we will be successful in the eyes of God, and rewarded. Galatians 5:22-23, 2 Timothy 4:7-8, James 1:12, 1 Peter 5:4, Daniel 1

Gal 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. NIV

2 Tim 4:7-8 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. NKJV

James 1:12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him NKJV

1 Peter 5:4 and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away. NKJV

Josh 14:6-15 Now the men of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, "You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea about you and me. 7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. And I brought him back a report according to my convictions, 8 but my brothers who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear. I, however, followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly. 9 So on that day Moses swore to me, 'The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly.' 10 "Now then, just as the LORD promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the desert. So here I am today, eighty-five years old! 11 I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I'm just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then. 12 Now give me this hill country that the LORD promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the LORD helping me, I will drive them out just as he said." 13 Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance. 14 So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the LORD, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly. 15(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.) Then the land had rest from war. NIV