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Daily Devotional with Pastor Jon

April 11

Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us.

1 Samuel 14:8-10

Although Jonathan and his armor-bearer said, “Let’s step out and see what the Lord might want to do,” they weren’t being presumptuous because they said, “If the Lord doesn’t want us to go, we’re not going to plunge ahead.” In this, I see a wonderful balance.

A lot of people wait for something to happen - but they wait at a great distance. They say, “Lord, if You want to do something with me, You have my number.” I think a better way is to do what Jonathan did. He stood on the edge. He was at the door. He wasn’t going to force it, but he was in place to storm through it.

Perhaps you’re in a place vocationally, relationally, or in ministry where the Lord is telling you to step up, move out, and get ready.

“But what if it doesn’t work out?” you ask.

The Lord has promised to close doors no man can open and to open doors no man can shut (Revelation 3:7), but you can’t see the door from a long distance. You’ve got to be there. That’s what Jonathan did.

This Daily Devotional is an excerpt from the book "A Day of Feasting" by Pastor Jon. "A Day of Feasting" is a collection of 365 short devotions from the Old Testament books of Joshua through Malachi. If you would like your own copy of "A Day of Feasting" you can order one from the SearchLight Store.

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