To find something beyond our own four walls is something many of us strive for and never find. Things get in our way, and each time we open the door to the outside world, we are pulled back by an unexpected car repair, a trip to the emergency room, or a family obligation that won’t be put off.
“When?” we cry to God above. “Where is my adventure?”
Oh, if only we knew! Sometimes an adventure is not what we expect or plan for. Sometimes it is just what happens to us along life’s journey.
And sometimes, it is what happens to those around us.
In 1 Samuel 14:6-7 Jonathan spoke to the young man who carried his armor, telling him, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.”
Jonathan was ready to step out on an adventure. He was daring in doing so, not even telling Saul, his father the king. To top that off, the men he intended to approach were the sworn enemies of the Israelites, the Philistines. What an adventure this would be, a chance for Jonathan to prove himself a mighty warrior before his father!
However, what about his armor bearer? His words? “Do all that is in your heart. Do as you wish. Behold, I am with you heart and soul.”
This was not simply Jonathan’s adventure. This was to be a great adventure for his young armor bearer, also. How? By association with the son of the king. All it took was his willingness to follow in whatever his master wished to undertake.
We see the same scenario in James 1:1-27. In this passage, James sends the followers of Jesus out, telling them they will face a great enemy. Yet, it is not their strength that will bring them success, but rather, that of the heavenly Father above.
Could Jonathan’s armor bearer have found success without Jonathan at his side? It is doubtful. However, when he accepted the great adventure, he had one more powerful than him who could do whatever he promised. He had the king’s son at his side.
The Philistines were defeated that day, and when we march into our great adventure with Jesus at our side, our enemies will fall like leaves from an autumn tree. Once they are scattered upon the ground, no force in heaven or earth will be able to raise them back up again.
When God leads our adventure, we will find success at every turn we make.
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