Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord (Ps. 31:24).
The Bible is full of examples of courage--Abraham with his servants defeating the armies of the kings, Joshua invading Palestine, David meeting Goliath, Daniel in the lions' den, the three Hebrews in the fire, the apostles before the council. Stephen before his murderers, Paul before Nero, Jesus before Pilate.
If we use the courage we have, the Lord will give us more. He will strengthen us. If we are courageous in the Lord, we may expect that He will give us the help we need and will strengthen our hearts with faith and trust in Him.
When someone urged our Savior to flee from a certain place, saying, "Herod will kill thee," Jesus said, "Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do curses to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected" (Luke 13:31). What did He mean? He meant that God had given Him a work to do, and until that work was done, neither Herod, Pilate, Caesar, nor the devil himself could hurt Him.
And so all those who trust in the Lord and believe His Word need have no fear whatever when they are doing God's work and living the life God wants them to live.
Sir W. H. Russell, a war correspondent, speaks of the courage of General Gordon in the Crimean War. One day the Russians actually reached the English trench, and there stood General Gordon on the parapet with nothing but a stick in his hand, encouraging the soldiers to drive out the enemy.
"Gordon," his men cried, "come down! Come down!" But he took no notice. Then one of the soldiers was heard saying to his comrade: "It's all right--'e don't mind bein' killed; 'e's one of those Christians."
MEDITATION PRAYERS: "Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee" (Ps. 33:22).
The Bible is full of examples of courage--Abraham with his servants defeating the armies of the kings, Joshua invading Palestine, David meeting Goliath, Daniel in the lions' den, the three Hebrews in the fire, the apostles before the council. Stephen before his murderers, Paul before Nero, Jesus before Pilate.
If we use the courage we have, the Lord will give us more. He will strengthen us. If we are courageous in the Lord, we may expect that He will give us the help we need and will strengthen our hearts with faith and trust in Him.
When someone urged our Savior to flee from a certain place, saying, "Herod will kill thee," Jesus said, "Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do curses to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected" (Luke 13:31). What did He mean? He meant that God had given Him a work to do, and until that work was done, neither Herod, Pilate, Caesar, nor the devil himself could hurt Him.
And so all those who trust in the Lord and believe His Word need have no fear whatever when they are doing God's work and living the life God wants them to live.
Sir W. H. Russell, a war correspondent, speaks of the courage of General Gordon in the Crimean War. One day the Russians actually reached the English trench, and there stood General Gordon on the parapet with nothing but a stick in his hand, encouraging the soldiers to drive out the enemy.
"Gordon," his men cried, "come down! Come down!" But he took no notice. Then one of the soldiers was heard saying to his comrade: "It's all right--'e don't mind bein' killed; 'e's one of those Christians."
MEDITATION PRAYERS: "Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee" (Ps. 33:22).
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