Are You Dangerous? The X Factor Devotional - Day Seven - January 19, 2010

“Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous.  Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9                                                                                                                                                         

When we are called by God our Savior out of sin’s bondage, we begin to journey with Him.  We follow Him as our Lord and Boss into the promised purpose of the future, our destiny.  Along the way, God will stretch us and enlarge the horizons of our vision.

Jim Elliot, the great missionary who gave his life trying to reach the Auca Indians said, “Am I Dangerous?”

If we are honest with ourselves, we may feel we are utterly ordinary and commonplace.  We profess to know a power the world cannot reckon with.  But, we are often spiritual pacifists in this battle to the death with principalities and powers in the heavenly places.  Oh, that God would make us dangerous!  That He would stretch us to places of risk!

How do we get there?  According to Joshua there are several principles:

   Choose to be strong.
   Choose to be courageous.
   Choose to be obedient.

Read Joshua 1 and write down everything God commands him to do.  Then reflect how these commands compare with what the Lord is calling you to do.

Prayer Focus: Pray 2 Chronicles 15:7 for our church, “But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” 

Ask God to equip you with strength, courage, and submission to Him to follow the path He has placed before you.  Pray these traits for our church, as well.