Sermon: 10/18/26- Friday's Devotional

Responding When God Acts
Reading: Joshua 1:1-9 — God commands Joshua to be strong and courageous and to move forward, assuring him of divine presence every step of the way.

When God acted at Mizpah and threw the Philistines into confusion, the Israelites did not simply watch. They responded. They moved. Recognizing God's activity in our lives calls for a corresponding response on our part. When He opens a door, we must be willing to walk through it even when it leads into the unfamiliar or the uncomfortable. When He closes one, we must resist the urge to force it open. Responding to God appropriately requires both courage and surrender — the courage to move and the surrender to accept the direction He has chosen.

Reflection Question: Is there a door God has opened that you have been hesitant to walk through, or a closed door you have been trying to force open?

Practical Application: Choose one area where you have sensed God's leading and take one deliberate, obedient step in that direction today.