July 5
Acts 23:11-35
What brings you courage? Courage is defined as "the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear." Can you face the most difficult/painful of circumstances and say that you are able to do it without fear? This is what God tells Paul to do in the face of his imprisonment and death threats. He tells him to "take courage" and not to be afraid (v. 11). If courage is part of the antidote to fear, how can we embrace this mentality?
Media tries to make us afraid. Satan wants us to live with trembling, but God tells us to not be afraid. How can we overcome fear with courage? Ultimately the only solution is to recognize that God is greater than whatever we are fearing. He is the one who is coming to make all things right, he is the one who has victory over sin, death, and the grave, and he is the one who is the sovereign king over the universe. So let us grab hold of God and embrace the courage that he wants to implant in our hearts. No matter what you are afraid of, God’s power is greater.
Father God, make me courageous. Help me to trust you, experience your Spirit’s power, and walk without fear today. Amen.
How is God greater than your current fears?
What brings you courage? Courage is defined as "the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear." Can you face the most difficult/painful of circumstances and say that you are able to do it without fear? This is what God tells Paul to do in the face of his imprisonment and death threats. He tells him to "take courage" and not to be afraid (v. 11). If courage is part of the antidote to fear, how can we embrace this mentality?
Media tries to make us afraid. Satan wants us to live with trembling, but God tells us to not be afraid. How can we overcome fear with courage? Ultimately the only solution is to recognize that God is greater than whatever we are fearing. He is the one who is coming to make all things right, he is the one who has victory over sin, death, and the grave, and he is the one who is the sovereign king over the universe. So let us grab hold of God and embrace the courage that he wants to implant in our hearts. No matter what you are afraid of, God’s power is greater.
Father God, make me courageous. Help me to trust you, experience your Spirit’s power, and walk without fear today. Amen.
How is God greater than your current fears?
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