verse in the book of Joshua, Joshua 7 10. So the Lord said to Joshua, rise up, why is it that you
have fallen on your face? Going down when it's time to do something about it is not the solution.
Obviously Joshua is on his face recognizing the glory and the awesomeness and the holiness of what
lie before him, but now God is saying why are you on your face? God was calling on Joshua to take the
necessary steps now, right now, and to do so he had to get up and treating the Lord or showing
proper reverence is appropriate, but at a certain moment in time something more than contrition
is appropriate. God helps you always show proper respect, but also you get to work at the right time.
If this is your right time, get to work. Do the things that God would have you to do. Practice
the spiritual disciplines, utilize your spiritual gifts, serve, give, and work in the local church.
Don't let the the teachings of the world, the distractions, the temptations, etc. hold you back
from being the man that God wants you to be. In the face of our temptation sometimes we just want
to get down on our face and we want to say Lord what a vile wretched man am I and just reverence
him and how holy he is, but God not only expects our reverence, he also expects us to get to work
doing the things that he has given us to do. He will set aside certain works for us to do if he
just can. That's how I would encourage you today to get busy serving the Lord in a godly, God-honoring,
active way.