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6: Factor Faith into the Plan

If they say to us, “Stay where you are or we’ll kill you,” then we will stop and not go up to them. But if they say, “Come on up and fight,” then we will go up. That will be the Lord’s sign that He will help us defeat them.” (v9 & 10)

Faith unfolds.

Often it is only after movement has begun that the next step can be discovered. It's good to make plans and have ideas about how we think things will work out, but we must also remember to elevate our imagination and factor in the impossible.

Some Bibles have titled this story "Jonathan’s Daring Plan." In verse 10, that plan included a variable that relied on God's participation. That’s hard to plan for, right? But this is the faith that pleases God and attracts the supernatural. For Jonathan and his armour-bearer, God rewarded their faith with supernatural help, which included an earthquake.

Fast forward to the New Testament, where the Gospel of Mark records the story of Jesus honouring the audacious faith of a woman. Her adventure began with her declaration and it released her healing.

When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind Him in the crowd and touched His cloak, because she thought, “If I just touch His clothes, I will be healed.” Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. (Mark 5:27)

Today we move from where we are towards our Faith Adventure.

Prayer: Lord, where You lead, I will follow.