TAKING A RISK FOR GOD

 Mark 15:43 Joseph of Arimathea took a risk and went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.....

The New King James says ...coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

Yesterday we looked at being 'can do' people and Joseph of Arimathea was one of those. He realised God was asking him to do something which was way out of his comfort zone. I think going to see Pilate just after the crucifixion was a bit like going into the lion's den and he had to take his courage in both hands in order to do it. 

Perhaps God is asking you to do something which will take you out of your comfort zone too. Maybe His good plan for you involves saying something to someone, or doing something you hadn't planned on or thought you were capable of, or taking a risk for God. 

As it happened, God had already gone ahead of Joseph, and Pilate was happy for him to remove Jesus' body. In the same way, whatever God is asking us to do, He will have certainly gone ahead and prepared our way for us to have a successful outcome but He has to wait for us to take that first step of faith.

So be encouraged, or to put it another way, use your courage that God has already given you, and take that risk and do whatever it is He is asking you to do, knowing that 'in Christ' you can do it. You wont regret it. Be blessed.😊