REVIVAL IS RISKY BUSINESS

Some years ago their was a popular movie entitled: "Risky Business" which got me thinking about another type of real life "risky business" and that is in the area of true revival.  Karen and I have been walking this journey for nearly 11 years and yet we have not experienced or seen that for which we have been longing  for.  Whether believing for revival or anything else in life it involves a faith walk that in turn demands R.I.S.K.  When the priests carried the ark into the Jordan River at flood stage there was a risk they could lose the ark to the Jordan River.  However that is not what happened.  "As soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord--the Lord of all the earth--  set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream will be cut off and stand up in a heap."  God changed the entire environment and made it  possible to walk without the pressure of wading through the powerful water only when they took the first step.  Risk means that there is a potential for loss.  However, when God leads us to take a risk, then He is there whether we succeed or fail. The only true failure is when we fail to take the risk when God is leading us to do so.  Sometimes the fear of failure is the greater obstacle than the risk itself.  Let me end with this challenge for both you and me:  Has God called you to step out in an area that requires some type of "risky business?"  This could be the place He wants you to move.  Ask Jesus to give you the courage to step out!