Want to see a miracle?
Come inside! If someone invited
me over to experience a real miracle, I would not need to pray much about
that. Being a visual guy, I am always on
the lookout for something big.
Joshua was a man who followed a great leader, Moses. Joshua had seen God do some amazing things in Moses’ life. Now God was promising
Joshua, "If you will just do what I tell you, you are going to have a
blast!" Joshua did not know that he
would see the Jordan River divided or the walls of Jericho implode, but he did
know that God was a God of His Word.
Joshua teaches us a very powerful rhythm for life: Listen to the voice of God and do it. Joshua listened to God and did what He told
Him to do by telling the people of Israel what God said. As the people obeyed they experienced miracle
after miracle. Even to this day we are
still talking about the walls of Jericho falling.
The obstacle to experiencing the power God is sin. Like Achan discovered, sin always weakens our
ability to be intimate with God, it hurts our family relationships and causes the
world to miss God. So be quick to
confess any sin that is in your life. Do
it right now!
Now you are back in rhythm with God! Take time to listen to God’s voice in His
Word, through the power of the Holy Spirit and do what He says. Obedience unleashes the power of God. You are only one obedient step away from
experiencing the power of God.
Let me caution you here.
Don’t miss what the miracle is!
It may come in the form of encouraging someone, praying for someone,
seeing someone trust Christ into their lives, or many others things. The power of God is unleashed in our obedience. So let the God of the universe do what only He
can do and you do what you need to do.
You listen and obey and let Him take over from there.
The greatest miracle in all the world is for people to cause
the world to see the living God and glorify Him forever!
- Todd Alewine
Lead Pastor, BCC
