dW 06.24.11

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Hola Hermanos!  I just got back from two weeks in San Salvador, El Salvador.  I had the privilege of going with a team in January for a week full of evangelism.  I liked it so much that I came home and said to my wife, "We need to go down there as a family to check this out."  "Well, we need to send off for the baby's passport then," was her response.  We had a great trip.  Here is a dW inspired by a devotional we heard one morning before we set out for the day.

scripture

1 Samuel 14:6-7
Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, "Come, let's go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few." "Do all that you have in mind," his armor-bearer said. "Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul."

En Espanol, 1 Samuel 14:6-7

thought

Jonathan said, "Perhaps the Lord will act on our behalf".  Jonathan had no idea if God would act on their behalf.  He did not wait for God to send a big flashing sign that said to go and do this.  He simply stepped out in faith and God rewarded his faith.  If you continue reading this story of Jonathan's unauthorized (he did so without telling his father, King Saul) attack on the Philistines, then you will read that God did indeed act on their behalf.

 

So often we want a guarantee of an outcome agreeable to ourselves before we are willing to move.  We want to have an exit strategy in place so that in case things don't work out, we can bail without negative consequence.  However, this is not faith.

 

quote

The grandeur of the arch of heaven would be spoiled if the sky were supported by a single visible column, and your faith would lose its glory if it rested on anything discernible by the carnal eye.
Charles Spurgeon