And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them: and they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us. | ||
| Joshua 2:22-24 | ||
| Even as the seventy apostles returned to Jesus amazed, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name” (see Luke 10:17), so Joshua’s witnessing spies returned amazed by what they had seen. That’s always the way it is. Whenever we set out to witness to someone else, we are witnessed to by God’s power and provision. Conversely, in failing to witness, we miss out on so much. There are people on my street I have never talked to directly about Jesus Christ because I’ve listened to Satan’s lie that says they don’t want to hear, that they’re not ready, or that they’re too busy. The story of Rahab says just the opposite. “Where have you been?” she asked the spies. “We’ve heard about what your God has done.” Isaiah 14:16 says that when we see Satan, we’re going to look at him narrowly - or squint at him - saying, “Is this the one who terrorized the world? This is the one who intimidated us? This is the one we believed when he told us our friends, family, and neighbors didn’t want to hear about Jesus?” The power of the Holy Spirit is like electricity. It won’t enter something from which it can’t exit. We want the power of the Holy Spirit. The question is, will there be a place for it to go? When we say, “I want to share the plan of salvation with my secretary, empower me,” or, “I want to talk to my buddy about You, Lord. Make me bold,” we’ll be empowered in ways we never could have imagined. How long has it been since you’ve shared the Gospel, the plan of salvation, the scarlet cord with someone who’s not a believer? By faith, receive the power to be a witness. Awaiting you is a Land of milk and honey, fruit and abundance. And you get there by going in as a witness. It’s time to cross over the Jordan into the Promised Land of the Spirit-filled life. Pastor Jon Courson | ||
