March 19, 2001 By ROBERT FIGUEROA What Is An Inspired Christian? Here at Inspired Christian.org we often talk about what makes an inspired Christian. We've developed a simple breakdown of core characteristics; we invite you to read through our definition than ask you to fill out the question at the bottom. Let's get started... Joshua stands before us as an example of what it takes to be an inspired Christian. We will look at five unique characteristics of Joshua's life. Although there are so many more qualities that we need today this will point us in the right direction. 1. A Person Of Humility Before he was an inspired Christian, HE WAS WILLING TO SERVE. For forty years he served under Moses in the Wilderness, he was known as "Moses' assistant", "his servant" - Exodus 24:13; 33:11 2. A Person Of Faith And Trust In God As demonstrated when sent to spy out the land, ten of the twelve spies demonstrated their lack of faith in God by their report. Yet despite the "peer pressure" he must have felt, Joshua (along with Caleb) demonstrated his faith in God by his report (Numbers 13:25-28;14:6-9) 3. A Person Of God's Word His success was directly related to the adherence to the Word of God. To ensure success, he had to fulfill all the Law as given by Moses. To ensure that he did, he was to meditate upon the Law day and night (Joshua 1:7, 8). 4. A Person Of Prayer We see him praying for his people's failures following the defeat at Ai In which he and the elders pleading with God on behalf of Israel (Joshua 7:6-9). 5. A Person Who Puts God First In the middle of a military campaign - though it gave their enemies time to join together in opposition - Joshua still put God first and kept His commandment concerning the blessings and cursing's (Joshua 8:30-35; 9:1-2) It was qualities such as these that made Joshua an inspiring person for us today. But he was not alone in these things, as it appears that others of his generation were much the same. So, we are not talking about supernatural qualities, but those which each and every person is capable of possessing today and going forward. This is an Inspired Christian! Tell us what you think an inspired Christian is. Or, tell us how you liked the article above. Your Name Your Email Address Church and City/State   There's More! Articles for inspired Christians, our Spiritual Growth section Send us your comments: staff@inspiredchristian.org. Home | Site News | Reviews | Churches | CyberReading | Bible College Copyright, Inspired Christian.org