PEOPLE OF COURAGE…We are the generation that watched ‘the wizard of oz’. Dorothy needing to get home, the tin man needing a heart, and of course the lion with no courage. Can’t forget him. At the end of the movie he got his courage because he was given a medal. Oh how I wish that actually worked. We have also been raised with the quotes about war hero’s, “there is no such things as courage, only the willingness to stay in the battle for just a bit longer”. While I do appreciate the attempts to make courage easier to reach for, rather than seeing it as a lofty character trait that only a few have, I find the scriptural teaching on courage to be the most attainable.
“So we are always of good courage…for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we are of good courage.” ~II Cor. 5:6-8
Courage is a natural outflow of our faith. In fact, it often seems to be the proof of faith. At the very least its commingled together so much it’s hard to tell them apart. Even in this verse, “courage…faith…courage” is used interchangeably within a single thought. And it stands to reason. When we choose to trust Christ to move inside us to be our Savior, all of Him moves in. And He wasn’t called the lion of Judah for nothing. His boldness begins to throb inside our spirits. And before long, that boldness is leaking out. Soon courage becomes the most visible part of our spiritual walk…the greatest hallmark of our faith. We can’t be different than the Spirit of Christ that live in us. We have no other possible future than to be PEOPLE OF COURAGE! ~verlon
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I like the newer format!
ReplyDeleteThis passage draws me to the members of the church. If their spiritual "medals" were visible, how impressive it would be! (We should come up with a list of spiritual medals dude.)
"When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknow, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: there will be something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly."
ReplyDelete-- Barbara J. Winter
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.”
ReplyDeleteWilliam Shedd....
It is good to see others lift their voice in courage...That's what it's for.....Spreading the word.....