Scripture: Joshua 1:9
I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Thought for the Day: Rabindranath Tagore was a brilliant man and author. He also was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. I have a few of his quotes that I keep around as a voice of challenge. One such quote is:
“Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers
but to be fearless when facing them.”
Life is full of risk and opportunity, uncertainty and possibility. So much of what is desired requires a step into the unknown. Each Sunday, we collectively pray for God’s kingdom to come, yet if we were a bit more candid with ourselves, we would recognize that such a request requires personal risk and sacrifice. It is often said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” There is great truth in those words, but followers of Jesus should tweak them a bit and say, “Be the kingdom God desires to see in the world.”
At Cypress Creek Christian Church, we are preparing to move Across the River. It sounds all well and good, but just imagine those Israelites who knew nothing but the 40 years in the wilderness. It would have been exciting and terrifying. For our church, the crossing over is symbolic of dramatic changes in who we will be for the next 40 years. It is both exciting and terrifying, but my prayer for us is that we do not seek shelter from the dangers as that only keeps us in the comfort of the known. Instead, let us risk being the people God needs us to be for the sake of the kingdom being built in Spring, Texas.
Prayer: Mighty Counselor and Everlasting God, provide me the spiritual fortitude to move across the river and into the future you are creating. Amen.
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