“When you
see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the Levitical priests
carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it. Then you will know which way
to go, since you have never been this way before.”
Josh. 3:3-4
In the 1984 Karate Kid, Daniel and Mr. Miyagi come up from the beach to find a
group of guys have stacked their beer bottles on the hood of their car. Mr. Miyagi
politely asks them to remove them, but they refuse and challenge him to make them. Without another word he cuts the
tops off the glass bottles with one karate chop.
Daniel’s fear turns to excitement as
he exclaims, “How did you do that? How did you do that?”
Miyagi calmly answers, “Don’t know.
First time.”
The Israelites didn’t know what they
were doing either. And they were much less confident than Mr. Miyagi. God
didn’t expect them to run blindly into enemy territory; He expected them to
trust Him and follow His lead.
We don’t know what’s going to happen
in the next moment either. This is our “first time” at life. Unlike Miyagi’s
calm confidence, we often tremble when faced with the unknown, the unforeseen,
and the bullies who appear on our way. That’s why I’m thankful we serve a God
who already knows what’s going to happen in the future and which way we should
go. He wants us to ask for directions and trust Him to lead us.
That’s why we need to look to Him for
directions and do what He says. Not only will He tell us where to go, but what
to do when we get there.
Will you trust Him to tell you who and
what to pray for as you walk? If we go with listening ears, He will speak and give
us His heart for our community. Then we can be assured we’re praying for His will
to be done. What an amazing blessing that He wants to communicate with us! “He
who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to
mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth—the
Lord
God Almighty is his name” (Amos 4:13).
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil
with good.
Romans 12:21
#don’tknowfirsttime #Godknowstheway #Amos4:13 #prayerwalking
#spiritualwarfare #claimingterritory #halloween #AllSaintsDay #Joshua3 #Rom12:21
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