The Adventure I Seek

A few weeks ago, I received a call from a friend. She asked me to pray for a little boy who was 18 months old and had contracted a virus that left him with a 2% chance of living. When I hung up the phone, I contemplated this circumstance. This particular friend had sometimes mocked my relationship with Jesus. She had made comments about the close-mindedness of Christianity and our lack of tolerance. Yet when she had no hope and was facing a circumstance that was outside the realm of what her mind could see as possible, she called me. She said that she knew that I had a "connection" with God and asked me to pray. She knew that I believed in a God who could do this. A God that in the face of very slim chances, could defy what was probable and bring a victory. I assured her that I would pray and thanked her for thinking of Jesus.

The blessing of my friend's call reminded me of a story in 1 Samuel 14. King Saul and an army of 600 men were facing a battle with the Philistines. They were out-numbered and Saul was trying to figure out what they should do. Meanwhile, his son, Jonathan, takes his armour-bearer and goes to the Philistine garrison. Here is what Jonathan says to his armour-bearer in verse 6; "Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will work for us. For nothing restrains the Lord from saving by many or by few." The most incredible part of this story is the reaction of his armour-bearer. You might think that he would have said; "Are you crazy. We don't have a chance." Here is how he responds in verse 7; "Do all that is in your heart. Go then; here I am with you, according to your heart."

I love this! The only possibility for victory was for God to come through. Jonathan said to his friend; "it MAY BE that the Lord will work for us." His friend whole-heartedly agreed and said these words that I love so much; "... here I am WITH you, according to your heart." This is where I find the adventure in my life. This is when I feel the excitement that Jonathan and his friend must have felt that day preparing to climb up the steep slope on their hands and knees facing sure defeat without God, but the best kind of victory with Him. I love to be a part of the victory that is impossible without God!!! This is what makes my heart beat fast and my spirit soar!! When the circumstances and everyone around say; "This is not possible." and when I (and those that are WITH me) can say back; "Oh yes it is with God!" What Jonathan understood was that God was with them. He mentions the word uncircumcised in verse 6. Circumcision was a sign of the covenant that God had with Israel. It was a sign that they were His people and He was their God. Jonathan used this word to remind himself and his friend that God was WITH them. When I live in the realization that in this generation I have a covenant with God and He is WITH me, I know that nothing is impossible!!

Many years ago when I was first made aware of the supernatural power of God and how He wanted me to participate through prayer and action in His miracles on this earth, I prayed a prayer that I have not stopped praying. "Lord, I pray that You will show me so many miracles that I will never have to repeat the same story of Your power over and over. I pray that you will give me new and fresh miracles day by day and I promise to tell of Your wonders and power in this generation!" God has answered this prayer and I have lived in the adventure of Him ever since. I have seen so many miracles and have been on the front lines joining Him as He has done so many supernatural things. I love this adventure!! The adventure of trusting Jesus with everything and having hope and expectancy in all circumstances! I am not trusting in me or my prayers. I am trusting in "Him who is able to do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within US." Ephesians 3:20.

My friend was right!! She came to the right place for victory in the life of this baby boy. She came to Jesus!! And He answered her prayers!! This little boy survived his virus when almost no one thought he would. And my friend was able to see "the goodness of God in the land of the living..." Psalm 27:13. The beginning of her faith was established as she saw the power of God. I am so blessed that I participated through prayer in this miracle both in this baby's body and my friend's heart!!

I promise you that you will not find me jumping out of an airplane with a parachute or jumping off a bridge with a bungy-cord straped on my ankle or at the summit of Mt Everest. But, I will spend my life on the front lines with Jesus! You will find me standing with Jesus as He brings His victory on this earth!!! This is the adventure I seek!!